Eight guys with laptops gathered one Saturday in a Prince George’s County office park for a hunt. Joined by four companions logged in from elsewhere, these cyber-sleuths split into teams of six. The mission for each: Scour a simulated computer, or virtual machine, to find and neutralize 20 security threats. The game scenario called for them to “harden” the computer’s system to ward off thieves and saboteurs.
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“A lot of schools are on the cybersecurity bandwagon,” said Richard Forno, a cybersecurity expert at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, which recently added a master’s degree in the subject. “Some do it better than others. It’s sort of where the interest and momentum is these days. Folks see it’s a booming career field.”
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- Date Published:11/01/2013
- Original Publication:The Washington Post