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Bletchley Park to offer cyberspace security advice | Bletchley Park to offer cyberspace security advice |
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The home of Britain's World War II codebreakers will offer internet safety advice to children when a restoration project finishes next year. | |
The Bletchley Park Trust hopes annual visitor numbers to the site near Milton Keynes will rise to 250,000. | |
Software firm McAfee will be a partner in providing an IT learning zone and cybersecurity exhibition. | Software firm McAfee will be a partner in providing an IT learning zone and cybersecurity exhibition. |
The trust said it hoped the attractions would inspire the 16,000 children it expected to attend each year. | The trust said it hoped the attractions would inspire the 16,000 children it expected to attend each year. |
Bletchley Park, which is currently open to visitors with tours and a museum, was the highly secretive site where teams, including the "father of computing" Alan Turing, broke the German Enigma codes. | |
The trust is aiming to complete the work in time for the 70th anniversary of the World War II D-Day invasion of France, next June. | |
'Real difference' | 'Real difference' |
The learning zone and security exhibition will be built in a derelict block on the estate. | The learning zone and security exhibition will be built in a derelict block on the estate. |
Ian Standen, trust chief executive, said: "The work undertaken at Bletchley made a real difference and helped to change the course of history. | Ian Standen, trust chief executive, said: "The work undertaken at Bletchley made a real difference and helped to change the course of history. |
"We hope to inspire the next generation of potential codebreakers and cybersecurity experts to keep us safe in the digital world." | "We hope to inspire the next generation of potential codebreakers and cybersecurity experts to keep us safe in the digital world." |
Gert-Jan Schenk, European president at McAfee, said: "Working with Bletchley Park allows us to make a real impact on the cyber security education of children, not to mention the chance to help commemorate the part Bletchley Park played in the birth of the information age." | Gert-Jan Schenk, European president at McAfee, said: "Working with Bletchley Park allows us to make a real impact on the cyber security education of children, not to mention the chance to help commemorate the part Bletchley Park played in the birth of the information age." |