17-10-2010, 10:23 PM
April 14, 2010
Air Force Adds Cyberwar to Mandatory Training
By David Sims
TMCnet Contributing Editor
Flying into the 21st century, the United States Air Force has announced that it will “train all new recruits in the basics of cyberwarfare,” four-star Gen. Robert Kehler said Monday.
The Associated Press (News - Alert) notesthat “details are still being worked out on a cyberwarfare component for basic training, but it would be brief, perhaps an hour or two total, and would cover only the fundamentals.”
A more advanced, undergraduate-level training program will begin in June to train officers and enlisted personnel for a new Air Force career field in cyber operations, Kehler told the AP.
Kehler heads the Air Force Space Command, which oversees the Air Force’s cyberwar operations, at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. He told the AP that the basic training component would cover such basic precautions as using firewalls and passwords:
"We teach them at basic training fundamentals of an M-16 (rifle), for example, and an M-9 (pistol), and so we want them to know the fundamentals of the computer network that they're going to be operating in.”
The first class will include about 16 officers, Kehler said, adding that “several sessions are planned each year because the Air Force will need to produce about 400 officers annually with skills in cyberwarfare.”
In related news, Washington Technology reportsthat Booz Allen and Hamilton (News - Alert) Inc. has won a pair of contracts totaling approximately $34.2 million to help the Air Force strengthen its cyber defense capabilities.
According to the journal, “under a $19.8 million contract, Booz Allen will help foster collaboration among telecommunications researchers, University of Maryland faculty members and other academic institutions to improve secure networking and telecommunications and boost information assurance,” citing Department of Defense statements:
“Under a $14.4 million contract, the company will provide assistance for the establishment of a new command center for the U.S. Cyber Command, the officials said.”
David Sims is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of David’s articles, please visit his columnist page. He also blogs for TMCnet here.
Edited by Stefania Viscusi
http://data-voice-solutions.tmcnet.com/top...ry-training.htm
Air Force Adds Cyberwar to Mandatory Training
By David Sims
TMCnet Contributing Editor
Flying into the 21st century, the United States Air Force has announced that it will “train all new recruits in the basics of cyberwarfare,” four-star Gen. Robert Kehler said Monday.
The Associated Press (News - Alert) notesthat “details are still being worked out on a cyberwarfare component for basic training, but it would be brief, perhaps an hour or two total, and would cover only the fundamentals.”
A more advanced, undergraduate-level training program will begin in June to train officers and enlisted personnel for a new Air Force career field in cyber operations, Kehler told the AP.
Kehler heads the Air Force Space Command, which oversees the Air Force’s cyberwar operations, at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. He told the AP that the basic training component would cover such basic precautions as using firewalls and passwords:
"We teach them at basic training fundamentals of an M-16 (rifle), for example, and an M-9 (pistol), and so we want them to know the fundamentals of the computer network that they're going to be operating in.”
The first class will include about 16 officers, Kehler said, adding that “several sessions are planned each year because the Air Force will need to produce about 400 officers annually with skills in cyberwarfare.”
In related news, Washington Technology reportsthat Booz Allen and Hamilton (News - Alert) Inc. has won a pair of contracts totaling approximately $34.2 million to help the Air Force strengthen its cyber defense capabilities.
According to the journal, “under a $19.8 million contract, Booz Allen will help foster collaboration among telecommunications researchers, University of Maryland faculty members and other academic institutions to improve secure networking and telecommunications and boost information assurance,” citing Department of Defense statements:
“Under a $14.4 million contract, the company will provide assistance for the establishment of a new command center for the U.S. Cyber Command, the officials said.”
David Sims is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of David’s articles, please visit his columnist page. He also blogs for TMCnet here.
Edited by Stefania Viscusi
http://data-voice-solutions.tmcnet.com/top...ry-training.htm
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