New worries about national cybersecurity are prompting government officials to press colleges for rigorous curricula that train future cyberprotectors. More educational programs, and up-to-date classes that adapt quickly to new needs in cybersecurity, were among suggestions at a hearing in the House Science Committee Wednesday. Sherwood Boehlert (R-New York) chaired the discussion just before release of the 9/11 Commission's report. . . .
New worries about national cybersecurity are prompting government officials to press colleges for rigorous curricula that train future cyberprotectors.

More educational programs, and up-to-date classes that adapt quickly to new needs in cybersecurity, were among suggestions at a hearing in the House Science Committee Wednesday. Sherwood Boehlert (R-New York) chaired the discussion just before release of the 9/11 Commission's report.

Charles McQueary, undersecretary of science and technology for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has repeatedly lobbied for more money to train cyberexperts.

Current efforts

Threats develop and change at "Internet speed," Chet Hosmer, president of Wetstone Technologies, a cybersecurity research development company, told the hearing. He said it is essential that higher-education curricula be able to adapt quickly to produce security experts who can deal with changing threats.

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