MINERVA TASK FORCE WINS CYBER 9/12 STRATEGY CHALLENGE
This year we participated in the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. The yearly event, which is normally hosted in the BT tower but was virtual this year, presents competitors with a fictional scenario that requires them to propose policy options to judges playing the role of the Prime Minister’s office. The competition aims to provide participants with a better understanding of the technical, societal and strategic implications of cyber security and conflict. We represented the CDT under the team name of “Minerva Task Force''. Given our multidisciplinary shared knowledge and that we were going to be taking part in a strategic challenge, we thought the name of the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare worked well. We are also an all female team, and so the name of a Roman goddess seemed fitting. Stephanie and Sofia had come across the competition in the past, and were keen to take part this year having heard great reviews from past participants. They asked the rest of the