http://fcw.com/articles/2009/08/03/buzz-cybersecurity-shortage-and-challenge.aspx By Michael Hardy FCW.com July 31, 2009 These days, not all new recruits to national defense need to drop and do a hundred one-armed push-ups on the command of some sadistic drill sergeant. Computer security is as important to protecting the country as physical security, and Uncle Sam wants you even if you’re spindly and asthmatic — that is, if you have the cyber skills. The U.S. Cyber Challenge is one of the key recruiting efforts for the next generation of cybersecurity leaders. Led by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, the competition seeks to find 10,000 young Americans with the skills to be cybersecurity practitioners, researchers, guardians and cyber warriors. Participants will get training, recognition and a chance to win scholarships. The Defense Department’s Cyber Crime Center, the Air Force Association and the SANS Institute are all involved with the challenge, which is aimed primarily at high school students. Experts say there is an urgent need to expand the federal cybersecurity workforce. The Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton recently released a report that states that the government will be unable to combat cyber threats without “a more coordinated, sustained effort to increase cybersecurity expertise in the federal workforce.” The report adds that the “pipeline of potential new talent is inadequate.” [...] __________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Mon Aug 03 2009 - 22:08:29 PDT
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