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Air Force To Re-Open Pursuit of Cyber Command

Posted by kdawson on from the taking-off-the-cyber-gloves dept.

GovTechGuy writes "Top Air Force leadership has decided to pursue forming a Cyber Command to defend Defense Department networks and to launch cyberattacks against foes, after putting the project on hold in August."

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  1. Where do I apply? by bhsx · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's too bad these positions will, most definitely, be filled by military personnel. This would be a fun job to have for sure.
    It's also a shame that we wont be able to read about their missions. I would assume all of this work will be highly classified.

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    1. Re:Where do I apply? by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Insightful
      "Knowing how computer-literate military personnel are, i'm pretty sure it wouldn't be that interesting"

      Don't worry...the majority of these spots will likely be contractors. The govt. and DoD are largely OUT of the development and coding business...have been for years.

      They don't build the systems...they just use them.

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    2. Re:Where do I apply? by lysergic.acid · · Score: 3, Insightful

      isn't it funny that the cloak-and-dagger-types always think that they're saving the world, but all they're really doing is fighting the cloak-and-dagger-types from other countries (who also share the same messianic complex).

      the whole "we need to spy on other countries because they're spying on us" mentality is very similar to the saying, people who steal always assume that everyone else steals. in the end this attitude simply creates a more hostile world, damaging international relations.

      the constant arms escalation in the name of "national defense" hasn't made the world any safer. imagine how much we could have achieved if instead of participating in the global arms race, all the various nations had simply gotten together in the spirit of global cooperation to achieve some shared goal--like space exploration, medical research, etc. or even if we'd just spent those resources on things that would improve the quality of living of the average American.