Uncle Sam, namely the Air Force, is looking for a few good hackers to flush out the ranks of their “Cyber Command”. Just as a side note, I would like nothing better than to slap the crap out of whoever decided that “cyber” was the buzzword to denote anything computer/internet based.
Anywhoo…
From Wired:
“We have to change the way we think about warriors of the future,” Lord enthuses, raising his jaw while a B-52 traces the sky outside his windows. “So if they can’t run three miles with a pack on their backs but they can shut down a SCADA system, we need to have a culture where they fit in.”
But before Lord and his geek warriors can settle in for the wars of the future, the general has to survive a battle of a decidedly different nature: a political and cultural tug of war over where the Cyber Command will set up its permanent headquarters. And that, for Lord and the Air Force, is where things get trickier than a Chinese Trojan horse.
With billions of dollars in contracts and millions in local spending on the line, 15 military towns from Hampton, Virginia, to Yuba City, California, are vying to win the Cyber Command, throwing in offers of land, academic and research tie-ins, and, in one case, an $11 million building with a moat. At a time when Cold War-era commands laden with aging aircraft are shriveling, the nascent Cyber Command is universally seen as a future-proof bet for expansion, in an era etched with portents of cyberwar.
Interesting. I wonder how many hackers would actually answer the call. Bearing in mind the vast majority (of ones I know at least) are not overly well disposed towards authority.
[tags]Uncle Sam Wants You, Air Force Recruiting, Hackers[/tags]
