Tuesday, May 10, 2011

US Cybersecurity Needs More Manpower

The winning team for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition posed recently after staving off would-be hackers during a 17- hour simulation at the San Antonio event. Courtesy of University of Washington

What US Cybersecurity Needs: A Few More Good Guys -- Christian Science Monitor

In high-tech America, cybersecurity specialists trained for high-stakes fights with hackers are in short supply.

America’s next generation of cyberdefenders did battle recently at the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition finals in San Antonio, the Super Bowl of college computer-security tournaments.

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My Comment: We may need more "cyber warriors", but the Pentagon has already cut off those who have a non-traditional diploma.

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