Children often focus on neighborhood role models as their first glimpse of what they want to be when they grow up. School nurse, perhaps. Or firefighter. Or police officer. In a future increasingly consumed by information technology, who will be the first responders to provide first aid for a computer scrape, douse a virtual IT fire, or catch a cybercriminal? The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Department of Education are cooperating on an initiative to promote programs for the training of the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
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US Agencies Cultivate Next-Gen Cyberpolice Force
Posted by: John K. Higgins November 22, 2011 05:00 AMChildren often focus on neighborhood role models as their first glimpse of what they want to be when they grow up. School nurse, perhaps. Or firefighter. Or police officer. In a future increasingly consumed by information technology, who will be the first responders to provide first aid for a computer scrape, douse a virtual IT fire, or catch a cybercriminal? The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Department of Education are cooperating on an initiative to promote programs for the training of the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.