From Technology Review:
Cyber-defense and capture-the-flag contests will help train future defenders of cyberspace.
In the 1950s, shocked by the Russians' launch of Sputnik, the United States embarked on an initiative to boost its numbers of scientists and engineers. Now, private industry, academics, and government agencies are banding together to create a similar push to educate and train at least 10,000 students to become the future defenders of cyberspace.
On Monday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the SANS Institute, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and several university and private-industry partners plan to announce the U.S. Cyber Challenge, a triathlon of competitions designed to inspire students to learn the technical skills needed to defend--and, in some cases, attack--computer networks.
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My Comment: Intriguing article .... I am sure there are going to be many applicants.
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