Uncle Sam Wants You to Hack for the US Government

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU! TO HACK FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT A NEW KIND OF DRAFT IS CALLING ON STUDENTS TO COUNTER CYBER TERRORISM THE UNITED STATES NEEDED 20,000 » IT ONLY HAD ABOUT 1,000 CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS Department of Homeland Security (DHS) currently has a need for about 600 of them, says head Janet Napolitano. in 2010 "We don't need PhDs in computer science for many of the jobs they will be called upon to do." DHS is launching > OVER 3,000 KIDS RECENTLY COMPETED FOR 60 BILLETS “a whole host of internships and fellowships for young people to get" THE PENTAGON IS STRUGGLING to build its own cyber workforce most skilled "cyber warriors," as the US military calls them, often get recruited by private industry after their service commitments are up. The Air Force set up an * INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS who were given security clearances to work in the service's Cyber Emergency Response Team unit But sequestration has forced a CANCELLATION of the high school training program for the Air Force. BUT WHERE WILL WE GET NEXT GEN'S WHITE HAT HACKERS? A survey of 200 well-known hackers reported that: THE AVERAGE AGE OF A 70% HACKER IS LIVE IN THE USA jii, 16 - 19 190% YEARS OLD ARE MALE US Cyber Challenge Private companies and government agencies are amping up their efforts to find and educate a new generation of cybercorps. a national cyber competition (akin to American Idol) could get 10,000 DEFCON'S KIDS VILLAGE Children engaged in activities like deciphering clues, picking locks, coaxing information out of people, and reading subtle facial expressions young tech minds into the fold U.S. schools have been SLOW ON THE UPTAKE many don't have up-to-date computer science classes. * HACKER HIGH* ONLY 5% OF HIGH SCHOOLS OFFER AN AP COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE. Instead, teenagers are mostly self-taught, but some notable programs are leading the way: CODEHS the company, co-founded by two recent Stanford University graduates, aims to provide online programming classes in high schools. Obama's last state of the union address: "We'll reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers, and create classes that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math-the skills today's employers are looking for to fill jobs right now and in the future." CODE ACADEMY free online school to teach anyone how to code. SANS INSTITUTE a cybersecurity school. WHAT'S IN IT FOR WHITE HAT HACKERS? Research firm Gartner to a total of »$2.7 TRILLION estimates that between 2009 and 2010 worldwide enterprise IT spending grew 5.9% Increase in IT and Security fields increase the need for Eventually surpassed by 40% in spending $49.1 BILLION on worldwide security services during the five-year period from 2011 to 2015. WHH Entry level $50,000 to $100,000 per year "ethical hackers" earn between depending on experience A certified ethical hackers average $56,930 to $82,424 annually salary in the United States ranges from depending on what specific functions are performed & experience After 10 years, a CEH can expect to earn about $91,500, expanding to $105,000 after 20 years. THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES ARE POURING LARGE SUMS INTO COMPUTER DEFENSE. United States Research published by the London-based consultants Visiongain suggests that accounts for 40 percent of that Western governments spent $35.5 billion on telecommunications and cybersecurity in 2010 Add to that the private sector's outlay and we spend annually $100 BILLION, A FIGURE SET TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT SIX YEARS. homeland-security-degree.org SOURCES http://spagiari.blogspot.com/2006/05/profiling-hacker.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/250045/how_to_become_an_ethical_hacker.html http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/02/14/can-obama-convince-high-schools-to-teach-kids-to-code/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2012/12/03/tech-startup-codehs-aims-to-bring-computer-literacy-to-high-schools/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/04/coolest-jobs-in-tech-hackers-for-hire/ http://www.defcon.org/images/defcon-15/dc15-presentations/dc-15-bowne.pdf http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/cybersecurity/hiring/ http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/03/09/educating-elite-hackers.html http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/27/homeland-security-seeks-hackers-good-help-cybersec/ http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2013/0326/Homeland-Security-seeks-student-hackers-to-help-counter-cyberthreats http://ittrainingblog.com/2011/05/16/average-salary-of-someone-with-the-certified-ethical-hacker-ceh-certification