[ISN] NSA: Looking for a few good cybersecurity professionals

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/111312-nsa-cybersecurity-264223.html

By Dirk A. D. Smith
Network World
November 13, 2012

At a time when cyberattacks on America's critical infrastructure have 
increased 17-fold (between 2009 and 2011), the need for highly trained 
cybersecurity professionals is acute. However, 83% of federal hiring 
managers in a recent survey said it was extremely difficult to find 
well-trained cybersecurity professionals and a projected shortfall of 
20,000 to more than 40,000 people is expected in the years to come.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is doing something about this 
cyberskills gap by partnering with the nation's service academies, 
colleges and universities to foster the growth of the world's most 
advanced cybersecurity professionals.

Recently, Network World was invited to visit the Puzzle Palace and 
interview two interns, one of whom said his time there has caused him to 
completely lock down his Facebook page, cell phone and computer because 
"in the world of cyber security a single person can do something really 
bad."

While the NSA is known for its supersecrecy, it has a long history of 
working with educational institutions. Programs are divided into 
Cooperative Education, Internship and Scholarships. The Cooperative 
Education Program is a rotational program with students alternating 
semesters of full-time work with full-time study. During the work tour 
students put in a standard 40-hour week with each tour designed to 
reveal specific areas of interest and skills that they can then focus on 
for a career. The internships, at the high school, college and graduate 
levels, run the gamut from cryptanalysis, cybersecurity, and information 
assurance to human resources, occupational health, history and 
languages. Scholarships are available at high school, college and 
graduate levels. Students who graduate with NSA on their transcripts are 
much in demand - correspondingly, when later at work in military, 
intelligence, or industry - much is expected of them.

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