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State, CIA, FBI rank high as ideal employer, college students say

A survey of nearly 60,000 college students found some federal agencies rank high as ideal employers post-graduation.

Tags: Camille Kelly , Universum , workforce , hiring , Federal Drive , recruitment , Jolie Lee , FBI , NIH , State , DoD , NASA

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NSA launches cyber program for college students

The National Security launched its National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Program which will provide seminars and classes for interested students with hopes of building up the future cybersecurity workforce. The classes supplement the students' regular IT courses with lessons on cyber ethics and new technologies.

Tags: cybersecurity , In Depth , Francis Rose , Cybersecurity Update , cyber education , National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Program

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FBI investigates bomb threat at Utah cyber center

A search prompted by a bomb threat at a U.S. Army base in Utah has ended with an FBI spokeswoman saying agents have not turned up anything suspicious.

Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update

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DoD using cyber teams like aircraft - for offense and defense

Gen. Keith Alexander said a recent cyber exercise is the first time the military showed it can do offensive and defensive capabilities at the same time, by the same team. This was part of Alexander's answers to questions from Sen. John McCain.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , DoD , Keith Alexander , John McCain , Senate , U.S. Cyber Command , Congress , information sharing , critical infrastructure , Jason Miller

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Pentagon nears expansion of cyber information sharing effort

A pilot program DoD established to share cyber threat information between the NSA and Defense companies will be made permanent and expanded to include approximately 200 companies in the coming months.

Tags: DoD , technology , cybersecurity , James Moran , U.S. Cyber Command , Teri Takai , Samuel Cox , Neal Ziring , information sharing , defense industrial base , Jared Serbu

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Like other agencies, NSA feeling budget pressures

At the Fed SMC Conference in Cambridge, Md., Federal News Radio's Tom Temin caught up with Chris Inglis, deputy director of NSA. He talked about a number of current issues, starting with cybersecurity.

Tags: Chris Inglis , Tom Temin , Federal Drive , budget , technology , cybersecurity

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Cyber attacks on federal websites drop off

Cyber attacks against federal websites and networks went up only 5 percent between 2010 and 2011.

Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology

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NSA calls for more cybersecurity research

Call for papers aims at developing protection for federal technology systems against cyber attacks.

Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Moving Target

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Analysis: Effective mobile security requires 'layered' approach

Troy Lange, the mobility mission manager in the National Security Agency's Information Assurance Directorate, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss mobile risk management.

Tags: mobile , Troy Lange , technology , mobile security , In Depth , Francis Rose

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NSA opens $286M cryptologic facility in Georgia

The National Security Agency's Central Security Service cut the ribbon on a new cyber facility in Georgia. The Georgia Cryptologic Center cost $286 million.

Tags: Central Security Service , Georgia Cryptologic Center , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , technology

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