[ISN] Cyber protection

http://www.sbsun.com/business/ci_15535794

By Rebecca U. Cho
Staff Writer
The Sun
07/16/2010

A shortage of experts to protect the U.S. against hackers has led the 
government to cast a wide net for talent - and next week that net lands 
at Cal Poly Pomona.

The 22 winners of a statewide competition that sought to identify 
Californians with a talent for cyber security - the protection of 
computers and networks against attacks - are set to gather at the 
university for a weeklong cyber camp beginning Monday.

Kevan Carstensen, 23, an Upland resident and a graduate student at Cal 
Poly Pomona, and Sean Kooyman, 20, a Yucaipa resident and a senior at 
Cal State San Bernardino, are both participants.

Delaware and New York are also hosting camps, organized through the U.S. 
Cyber Challenge, a nonprofit initiative to build up 10,000 Americans 
over the next few years to enter the fields of computer security.

"Cyber security is a growing field," said Karen Evans, the national 
director of the U.S. Cyber Challenge. "There's a limited number of 
people with the right skill set to do these jobs. We want to create a 
framework to generate buzz and interest."

About 1,000 people in the U.S. have the skills to work effectively in 
cyber security, but the need is for about 30,000, said Evans, who 
previously managed information technology for the George W. Bush 
administration. The Center for Strategic & International Studies, a 
bipartisan nonprofit based in Washington, launched the challenge.

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