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DoD Requires Hacker Certification
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 01:50:38 -0600 (CST)
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223101209 By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek March 2, 2010 Official government cyber defenders are now required to have the skills of a hacker according to a mandatory certification approved this week by the Department of Defense. The DoD now requires its computer network defenders (CNDs) pass Certified Ethical Hacker certification program from the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) to fulfill baseline skills. The Certified Ethical Hacker qualification tests someone's knowledge in the mindset, tools, and techniques of a hacker. CNDs -- who are part of the DoD's information assurance workforce -- protect, monitor, analyze, detect, and respond to unauthorized activity within DoD information systems and computer networks. Assistant Secretary of Defense John Grimes officially instated the Certified Ethical Hacker requirement in late February under DoD Directive 8570, which provides guidance for how DoD information workers should be trained and managed. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2010 - Dubai, the premier deep-knowledge network security event in the GCC, featuring keynote speakers John Viega and Matt Watchinski! http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2010dxb/
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