{"id":213282,"date":"2024-03-14T09:38:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/gchq-are-you-smart-enough-to-join-the-uks-cyber-intelligence-agency\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:20:39","slug":"gchq-are-you-smart-enough-to-join-the-uks-cyber-intelligence-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/gchq-are-you-smart-enough-to-join-the-uks-cyber-intelligence-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"GCHQ: Are you smart enough to join the UK&#8217;s cyber intelligence agency?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>You can officially test if you\u2019d make it working in the highest level of intelligence, as a top UK security agency releases a puzzle to appeal to potential recruits.<\/p>\n<p>The opaquely named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gchq.gov.uk\/\">Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ<\/a>) is a subsidiary of the country\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and it acts as an intelligence and security organization responsible for providing information assurance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/uk-government-red-box-civil-service\/\">government and armed forces for the United Kingdom<\/a>. The U.S. equivalent is the National Security Agency (NSA).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7173567457931022336\/\">Posting on LinkedIn for the first time<\/a>, the GCHQ has asked people if they\u2019ve \u2018got what it takes to be an intelligence analyst\u2019 as they aim to reach possible new team members.<\/p>\n<p>They worked with professional Manchester-based artist Justin Eagleton to create a puzzle with a hidden message.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_260284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260284\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-260284 size-full\" alt=\"A complicated postcard with buildings, sky, seaside and other elements.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-900x480.jpg 900w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-260x139.jpg 260w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-1536x820.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-1568x837.jpg 1568w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-260284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394.jpg\" alt=\"A complicated postcard with buildings, sky, seaside and other elements.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-900x480.jpg 900w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-260x139.jpg 260w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-1536x820.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/readwrite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1710311759394-1568x837.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-260284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A message is hidden in the puzzle image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Within the artwork are 13 elements that represent letters of the alphabet. All you have to do is identify those letters and assemble them to find the message.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking further on the social media post, the team at GCHQ explain more about the requirement of having strong lateral-thinking skills: \u201cProblem-solving is at the heart of what we do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur people tackle the most complex of challenges every day to <a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/uk-government-risking-catastrophic-ransomware-attack\/\">help keep the country safe<\/a>. It\u2019s only possible by bringing together a mix of minds \u2013 people who can see things differently or think outside the box.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>GCHQ is hiring on LinkedIn<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Also in their LinkedIn debut is an introductory video by director Anne Keast-Butler who expands on their day-to-day and why they\u2019ve chosen now to join the professional networking site: \u201cSo we\u2019re on a journey to make sure that we reach out to and connect to people who\u2019ve never thought of working with us\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I hope you\u2019ll be inspired to think about careers with us. If you like problem-solving, if you\u2019re great in teams, if you know your tech, if you just see the bigger picture and want to make a difference. These are all skills and qualities that we look for in the people who work with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/readwrite.com\/gchq-are-you-smart-enough-to-join-the-uks-cyber-intelligence-agency\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] You can officially test if you\u2019d make it working in the highest level of intelligence, as a top UK security agency releases a puzzle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":213283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213282"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337820,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213282\/revisions\/337820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}