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DHS Wants To Hire 1,000 Cybersecurity Experts

Posted by kdawson on from the even-one-would-be-nice-if-you'd-listen-to-him dept.

Cyrus writes "DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to hire 1,000 security experts over the next three years. 'Department officials could not say precisely how many cyberexperts now work at DHS and its various component agencies such as the Secret Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Napolitano said she doubts it will be necessary to fill all 1,000 of the authorized positions, but she is focused on making DHS a "world-class cyberorganization."'" Cringely points out, "There aren't one thousand civilian cybersecurity experts in the entire friggin' world!!!!," except he uses all caps and bold.

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  1. they should hire george bush. by h00manist · · Score: 0, Troll

    he's their kinda guy.

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    1. Re:they should hire george bush. by Tablizer · · Score: 0, Troll

      Indeed, he speaks in an extra-special secret code language that sounds like meandering drunken gibberish to regular people. Clever cover.

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  2. DHS = Gestapo by mcnazar · · Score: 0, Troll

    I repeat:

    DHS == Gestapo
    to confirm, DHS === Gestapo

  3. Time to become a mole by Hurricane78 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seriously. If I'm even close to how fucked up those are, who direct the DHS & co, becoming a mole and after some time publishing all the data anonymously but provable, would be good for nearly everyone on this planet. Except for some fucked up bastards.
    Americans, non-Americans, all alike would profit.

    Who's in? ^^

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  4. Re:The U.S. government is EXTREMELY corrupt. by CarpetShark · · Score: 0, Troll

    you're going to have to cite that.

    No, he's not. What is it with people on the internet thinking that others have to sit and research topics for them? If you're that interested, go prove it right/wrong yourself. Some people are just having a conversation, and *gasp* aren't actually paid to provide your education.