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Wanted: Young Cyberexperts to Defend Internet
The U.S. government, education officials, and military contractors are increasingly launching nationwide campaigns to attract young technologists to pursue careers in cybersecurity. The leading recruitment tools are competitions designed to match tech-savvy youths against professional hackers in mock warfare games.
"Our goal is to increase the opportunities for young cyberexperts to exercise and demonstrate their passion for this career field," says Boeing's Alan Greenberg. Promotional materials tout bragging rights for defeating the hackers.
"We're building the pipeline that will produce our future cyberguardians," says SANS Institute's Alan Paller.
Enrollment in two-year programs participating in CyberWatch, a consortium of Mid-Atlantic colleges focused on cybersecurity training, has jumped 66 percent in each of the past two years, says CyberWatch's Casey O'Brien. "People are starting to get that the success of these programs is absolutely critical to the future of our country," O'Brien says.
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