Event: Bletchley Park
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BSc (Hons) Computer Forensics students visit Bletchley Park to gain an appreciation for the codebreakers that operated there during the Second World War, and how their important work saved millions of lives.
Codebreakers
During the Second World War, a huge team of codebreakers were assembled at Bletchley Park to intercept and break codes that were passed throughout the Nazi ranks, some being extremely high level communications from Hitler to his generals.
Through the efforts of the codebreakers at Bletchley Park, vital information about Nazi attack plans were discovered on a regular basis, which meant our army could plan new tactics. It is estimated that the efforts of the teams at Bletchley Park cut the war down by a whole two years.
Information security, then and now
Students were shown the techniques and some very impressive equipment that were used in the war, and which were the basis of everything they will be taught on the course.
