US recruiting young cyber warriors: "The United States is looking for the next generation of cyber warriors.
The US Cyber Challenge Cyber Foundations competition, kicked off this week by the nonprofit Center for Internet Security, is out to find 10,000 students with the potential to become 'top guns in cybersecurity.'
'The need to find creative solutions to protecting our information systems and digital infrastructure has never been greater,' said center chief executive William Pelgrin.
'The Cyber Foundations competition will help us tap into the tremendous talent across our nation's schools to identify those with a passion for security and a desire to put their skills to good use,' he continued.
The competition consists of a series of timed quizzes to test high school students in computer science categories considered key to protecting networks and systems."
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The US military is preparing for 21st Century electronic warfare and cyber terrorism. A joint US Cyber Command and four service cyber commands have been set up.
Their mission is to defend American military networks and civilian American infrastructure from cyber terrorism and from foreign government hackers.
The officers leading these cyber commands explain how they are organized, how they operate, and how they will protect the United States from foreign military hackers, intelligence agencies, and cyber terrorists.
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