At governments as companies are warned more Cyber Attacks could be on the way. We find out how you can protect yourself. Chinas plans to revive ancient trade routes. President xi pledges billions to rebuilt ports, roads and rail networks. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme Facebooks Sheryl Sandberg makes a mothers day plea to the us government. Details injust a moment. Microsoft says a huge cyber attack is a wake up call saying the hoarding of Security Vulnerabilities by governments has triggered widespread damage. There are fears of further so called Ransomware Attacks as people return to work this morning. A huge number of companies were targeted in the initial attack including spains telefonica, fed ex in the us, and germanys railway firm deutsche bahn. Europol says the attack hit 200,000 victims in more than 150countries and warns more people and businesses could find they are infected this morning. The National Cyber Security Centre urges com
to be british citizens, as of last month, they no longer need to have british parents. the agency also wants more neurodiverse candidates to apply. people with conditions such as autism, adhd and dyslexia. gchq says different ways of thinking are key to keeping the uk safe. what do you make of these puzzles? i think they re really good. many of our students wouldn t have heard of gchq prior to this challenge, and understanding that in actual fact they have the skill sets to be able to go into such areas is really good for them. has this made you think about a career in that world? definitely, yeah. i ve always been into, like, problem solving, criticalthinking, like, what you ve got to solve things. that made me look at that side in much more detail. it is making me more interested in what this could lead to. hundreds of schools will be taking part in this challenge today. anyone initially bamboozled should take heart. in this classroom, what to many
how are you finding it? we re finding it quite exciting, actually. yeah, it s really fun, thinking outside the box and actually making your brain think a different way. i thought it would be quite maths orientated, but it s actually like quite a lot of codebreaking and puzzling and stuff like that. so, these puzzles have been set by an actual intelligence officer who works for gchq. we can hearfrom him, but for obvious reasons we can t show his face. so he s going to appear in the form of a cartoon character called colin. so this year, the christmas card has puzzles covering different skill sets, including languages, engineering, analysis and codebreaking. the qualities needed are ingenuity, analytical skills, perseverance and an inquiring mind. in a sense, solving the challenge replicates what we need to be able to do in gchq, but in a fun way.
the direction changes. so they need to actually do some reverse operation. how can i get from point a to point b? so, these puzzles have been set by an actual intelligence officer who works for gchq. we can hearfrom him, but for obvious reasons we can t show his face. so he s going to appear in the form of a cartoon character called colin. hi, tim. it s colin here. so colin, what impact do you think these puzzles will have? so this year, the christmas card has puzzles covering different skill sets, including languages, engineering, analysis and codebreaking. what qualities are you looking out for? the qualities needed are ingenuity, analytical skills, perseverance and an inquiring mind. in a sense, solving the challenge replicates what we need to be able to do in gchq, but in a fun way. along with m15 and m16, gchq says it wants to widen its recruitment net. whilstjob candidates still need