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Want to be the next James Bond? There's a degree for that

James Bond wannabes are to take university courses set up by GCHQ spy chiefs.
Students will study cyber security and code breaking to counter the threat posed by tech-savvy terrorists.
The masters degrees in information security will be offered by six universities – Oxford, Lancaster, Surrey, Royal Holloway, University of London, Edinburgh Napier and Cranfield.
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude said that the project would help to “counter threats and ensure that we are more aware.”

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