More federal cybersecurity fighters needed

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More federal cybersecurity fighters needed

Learn all about it in today\'s cybersecurity update.

Federal News Network Staff

April 7, 2010 4:20 pm

1 min read

Cybersecurity Update – Tune in weekdays at 30 minutes past the hour for the latest cybersecurity news on “>The Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris (3-7 p.m.). Federal Security Spotlight, starting at 10 a.m.)

Uncle Sam wants you to fight hackers. Feds are stepping up recruitment of engineers who can help wage cyberwar. Business Week reports demand for cybersecurity professionals is growing quickly. Government and industry executives say they need more cybersecurity employees but are struggling to find qualified applicants. The government’s scholarship program can fill about 120 entry-level cybersecurity jobs, but the feds need about a thousand recent grads to fill those spots.