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Empower: Girls into Tech showing real impact across Wales
CyberFirst Wales celebrates the success of its pan-Wales Empower: Girls into Tech event series, which engaged nearly 800 Year 9 and Year 10 girls through hands-on technology workshops, industry-led activities and inspiring career…
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Empower: Girls into Tech showing real impact across Wales
Co-producing a Strong Future for AI and Frontier Tech with techfirst Wales
At CyberFirst Wales, we know that the strongest programmes are shaped by the people they serve. That means listening to learners, teachers, industry partners and the wider education community across Wales. Our…
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Co-producing a Strong Future for AI and Frontier Tech with techfirst Wales
Celebrating a standout term for New CyberFirst Schools in Wales
As the summer term unfolds and welcome the (hopefully) warmer weather, we have some brilliant news to share from across the nation. More schools are being recognised for the…
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Celebrating a standout term for New CyberFirst Schools in Wales
CyberFirst Advanced returns across Wales for summer 2026
CyberFirst Advanced is back for summer 2026, giving students aged 16 to 17 across Wales the chance to build advanced cyber security skills, explore future study and career pathways,…
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CyberFirst Advanced returns across Wales for summer 2026
Empower in 2026: More Events, More Girls, More Tech Futures
Empower: Girls into Cyber is expanding in 2026 as Year 10 Girls into Tech, bringing free, hands-on events to multiple venues across Wales. From cyber to software, data and cloud,…
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Empower in 2026: More Events, More Girls, More Tech Futures
AI SAFE: A framework for Students and Teachers
AI is changing how we learn, create and interact with technology. From generating code to acting on our behalf, these systems introduce new risks as well as new…
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AI SAFE: A framework for Students and Teachers
What Happens to the Data? Understanding AI and Information Risk
AI tools can generate text, write code and even take action. But they also rely on data. Every prompt, file or connection to a system involves information being…
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What Happens to the Data? Understanding AI and Information Risk
Celebrating the Year 8 Girls Competition and Co-producing a More Inclusive Future
As we celebrate the success of our 2026 Year 8 Girls Competition, we are also taking a broader look at inclusion in tech. This event marked not only…
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Celebrating the Year 8 Girls Competition and Co-producing a More Inclusive Future
When AI Takes Action: Understanding the Security Risks of AI Agents
AI systems are beginning to do more than answer questions or generate content. Increasingly, they can take action by sending emails, accessing files and interacting with software tools.…
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When AI Takes Action: Understanding the Security Risks of AI Agents
When AI Can Be Tricked: Understanding Prompt Injection Risks
AI systems can summarise documents, write code and answer complex questions. But what happens when the information they are given is designed to mislead them? Prompt injection is…
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When AI Can Be Tricked: Understanding Prompt Injection Risks
Growing Cyber Confidence in West Wales Classrooms
Across West Wales, schools and colleges are seeing the positive impact of the CyberFirst Wales programme as it continues to inspire the next generation of cyber talent. Through hands-on activities,…
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Growing Cyber Confidence in West Wales Classrooms
Championing Opportunity in Wales: Spotlight on Microsoft’s Callum Paine
The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced a major milestone in the evolution of national tech skills programmes: Microsoft has been appointed as…
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Championing Opportunity in Wales: Spotlight on Microsoft’s Callum Paine