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Dept. of Homeland Security To Build Better Cyber Workforce

Posted by samzenpus on from the assemble-the-team dept.

coondoggie writes "Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today said the agency will form a cybersecurity workforce task group that will consider strategies such as expanding DHS involvement in cyber competitions and university programs, enhancing public-private security partnerships and working with other government agencies to develop a more agile cyber workforce across the federal government. The new task force will be co-chaired by hacking expert Jeff Moss who now works for the Homeland Security Advisory Council and Alan Paller is director of research at the SANS Institute."

2 of 57 comments (clear)

  1. first step by ravenspear · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Stop calling it "cyber".

  2. This can't be good. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    -- Waiting in line at the airport terminal

    Excuse me, sir.

    Your laptop is of considerable interest to us.

    -- DHS security walks in and takes the laptop

    You wonder how America got to this point.