More than 10,000 young people across Lancashire have taken part in a hands-on event for Cyber Education Week.
College students visited Lancaster University, the University of Lancashire and Edge Hill university where they explored career routes into cyber and met with experts in the sector.
Preston’s city centre’s Cardinal Newman College student Rooney Muyah played the part of an open-source intelligence investigator in a mock missing persons investigation.
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He said: “It’s made me realise how easy it is to track people down on the internet and the importance of not sharing too much personal information online.
“I’m considering studying cyber security at university so to take part in a hands-on exercise like this has been very beneficial.”
As a part of the week, BAE Systems held workshops for over 150 primary school pupils across Lancashire.
Concluding the week, a family day was held at Blackburn College inviting the public to take part in an employer panel and hands on robotic and coding challenges.
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