Merseyside Students aged 11-18Â
 You are invited to compete against other students from around the Merseyside region to test your Cyber skills in this years Cyber Challenge. Every student aged 11-18 is eligible to take part online. This is an individual challenge that will provide your School / College a chance to win a place at the finals!
01 / ONLINE
02 / IN-PERSON
03 / NETWORK & CAREERS
Join the Merseyside Police Online Qualifiers 2024 to first assess your cyber capabilities by competing against other students from the Merseyside area.
This online competition is an opportunity to demonstrate your proficiency in cyber security, open source investigation and cryptography. Compete for a spot to gain your school a team invite to the live finals.
The top performers from the online challenge will be selected to compete along with their School team at the in-person finals at Aintree Racecourse on the 4th & 5th of March 2025.
This is your chance to demonstrate your skills in front of industry professionals and win exciting prizes.
The Cyber Challenge 2025 is not just a competition, it is an opportunity to network and engage with industry leading Cyber organisations. Learn about careers / apprenticeship opportunities and more!
Even if your School / College has not made the finals we would like you to come along to the careers fair and get involved!
Attendance is strictly by invite only so please contact the team to secure a place.
Online Qualifiers are now LIVE!
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The Online Qualifiers are now LIVE! via the link above. The link has also been posted on the Merseyside Cyber Dependent Crime Unit Socials. Students will have until the Christmas break (21st of December) to submit their entry.
Participants may enter as many times as they wish, however only their initial score will be used in the selection for Finals attendance.
GOOD LUCK!
The finalists will be informed privately of their positions and will be invited to participate in person at Aintree Racecourse. There will be an official public announcement of all the finalists on Friday 31st January 2025.
We will be inviting the the runners up to the Cyber Careers fair and these invites will be sent out in the following weeks.
We would like to thank every student that previously has taken part in the MerPolCyberChallenge24, there was an amazing response from the students of Merseyside. Over 3900 students took part in the online Challenge and this clearly shows the skills and knowledge that the students possess.
ABOUT US
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of Cyber professionals.
We believe that every student in Merseyside, regardless of their background, should have access to high-quality Cyber education and training.
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This type of unique Cyber Challenge will enable all students test their skills and enhance their understanding of what a career in Cyber may look like.
OUR TEAM
The Merseyside Police Cyber Dependent Crime Unit provides Merseyside with Cyber Prepare, Pursue, Prevent and Protect.
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We are a highly professional team of skilled Cyber experts in a variety of different fields.
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These skills developed over many years allow us to create a unique Cyber Challenge for all Merseyside students to test their skills.
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for their support in making the Cyber Challenge 2025 possible.
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#MerPolCyberChallenge25 has been funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner along with OpMedusa.
Please visit our Sponsors via the links below to find out more information about what can provide to the community of Merseyside.
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If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or partner, please get in touch using the 'contact us' link below.
Share the Challenge!
When you take part in the challenge share your score on social media with the Hashtag of #MerPolCyberChallenge25 and tag our socials too!
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Share the MerPolCyberChallenge25 with your friends, the more students from your School / College take part the better chance you have to get to the finals!