Reply From: krys <kryst_private> > DOD preps office for cyberdefense > > The Defense Department plans to create a new military organization to > spearhead DOD's effort to protect the nation's critical computer systems > against information warfare attacks, marking the first time DOD has taken > responsibility for protecting infrastructure within the United States. > > The Pentagon also is considering the formation of a reserve cadre of > "cyberdefense warriors," who would have hands-on responsibility for > protecting the nation's sensitive information networks and systems from > information warfare attacks. > > According to an industry source familiar with the project, about 300 > Ph.D.-carrying reservists would work from home computers that would be > tied into high-speed communications links. DOD has budgeted $10 million to Is the fact that the people who will be protecting our nation's information infrastructure own doctorate degrees supposed to be comforting? I find this appalling. As most of us know, college teaches hoop-jumping and theory, with a bit of practical knowledge sprinkled on top for color. Who are these people, and what qualifies them as "cyberdefense warriors?" Some of the most skilled security professionals I know have never even procured a Bachelor's degree, much less a PhD. Who is responsible for training these people in matters of network security? The same people who are responsible for the current state of military and government security? That's almost laughable. This smells suspisciously like a pacifier for the media and the public, and a means to explain away $10mil U.S. dollars. I'm not buying it. -krys -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: New Dimensions International [www.newdimensions.net]
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