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Cyberwarrior Shortage Threatens US Security
An anonymous reader writes "US security officials say the country's cyberdefenses are not up to the challenge. In part, it's due to a severe shortage of computer security specialists and engineers with the skills and knowledge necessary to do battle against would-be adversaries. The protection of US computer systems essentially requires an army of cyberwarriors, but the recruitment of that force is suffering. 'We don't have sufficiently bright people moving into this field to support those national security objectives as we move forward in time,' says James Gosler, a veteran cybersecurity specialist who has worked at the CIA, the National Security Agency, and the Energy Department."
Instead, they tell them to go law because "there is no such thing as an unemployed lawyer."
There are now many unemployed lawyers. See the lawyer layoff list. There's now "legal process outsourcing, and it's not just clerical work any more. You can now send work to cheap lawyers in a Bangalore call center.
A lawyer I was using was recently laid off by his downsizing law firm. It happens.
On monster.com I had the grand total of 11 hits for the whole US.
Deja moo might be an understatement.
google "32 trillion offshore needs IRS attention"