SLIDE 1 T he US Cybe r Cha lle ng e
U S Cyb e r Cha lle ng e :
De ve lo p ing the Ne xt Ge ne ra tio n o f Cyb e r Gua rd ia ns
Ka re n S. E va ns Na tio na l Dire c to r F ISSE A Co nfe re nc e Ma rc h 16, 2011
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Ag e nd a
T
he Critic a l Sho rta g e o f T e c hnic a l T a le nt
Whic h skills ma tte r mo st Ca n Co mpe titio ns F
ind T a le nt
T
he U.S. Cyb e r Cha lle ng e
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Ho w Critic a l is the Sho rta g e ?
Jim Go sle r (first dire c to r o f the CIA’ s Cla nde stine
Info rma tio n T e c hno lo g y Offic e ) in a me e ting in the Pe nta g o n (Oc to b e r 08) with se nio r NSA, Do D, SANS a nd White Ho use o ffic ia ls: “T he US has no mo re than 1,000 pe o ple with the advanc e d se c urity skills to c o mpe te in c yb e rspac e at wo rld c lass le ve ls – we ne e d 20,000 to 30,000!”
No o ne disa g re e d!
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Whic h Skills Ma tte r Most?
SLIDE 5 Se tting the Sta g e
Sta te De pt witne ss: Do n Re id, Se nio r Co o rdina to r fo r
Se c urity Infra struc ture
Co mme rc e De pa rtme nt witne ss: Da ve Ja rre ll, Ma na g e r,
Critic a l Infra struc ture Pro te c tio n Pro g ra m
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science & Technology April 17, 2007 Chairman: Jim Langevin “We don’t know who’s inside our networks. We don’t know what information has been stolen. We need to get serious about this threat to
SLIDE 6 Sta rkly Co ntra sting Re spo nse s
Commerc e
- 1. No ide a whe n it g o t in, ho w
it g o t in, o r whe re it spre a d
- 2. T
- o k 8 da ys to filte r
(ine ffe c tive )
- 3. Una b le to c le a n the
syste ms; fo rc e d to re pla c e the m
- 4. Do no t kno w whe the r the y
ha ve fo und o r g o tte n rid o f the infe c tio ns
Sta te
- 1. De te c te d it imme dia te ly
- 2. Put e ffe c tive filte r in pla c e
within 24 ho urs; sha re d filte r with o the r a g e nc ie s
- 3. F
- und two ze ro -da ys
- 4. He lpe d Mic ro so ft a nd AV
c o mpa nie s c re a te pa tc he s a nd sig na ture s
- 5. Cle a ne d infe c te d syste ms,
c o nfide nt a ll ha d b e e n fo und
SLIDE 7 Wha t wa s the Diffe re nc e ?
Wa s it to o ls? No
Almo st sa me c o mme rc ia l to o ls – Co mme rc e ha d mo re
c o mme rc ia l IPS/ IDS
Wa s it skills? Ye s
Co mme rc e – o nly e xpe rie nc e wa s fire wa ll o pe ra tio ns no t
e ve n fire wa ll e ng ine e ring . No tra ining o the r tha n pre p fo r Se c urity + a nd la te r fo r CISSP
Sta te – e xpe rie nc e a nd tra ining in fo re nsic s, vulne ra b ilitie s
a nd e xplo its, de e p pa c ke t inspe c tio n, lo g a na lysis, sc ript de ve lo pme nt, se c ure c o ding , re ve rse e ng ine e ring . Plus c o unte r inte llig e nc e . And ma na g e rs with stro ng te c hnic a l se c urity skills
SLIDE 8 Whic h Skills Ma tte r Mo st?
Se c urity skills:
Syste m fo re nsic s; ne two rk fo re nsic s a nd de e p pa c ke t
inspe c tio n; Windo ws, UNIX, a nd PDA de fe nsive c o nfig ura tio n; lo g a na lysis; sc ript de ve lo pme nt; e xplo its a nd pe ne tra tio n te sting ; se c ure c o ding ; re ve rse e ng ine e ring . Plus c o unte r inte llig e nc e
F
Ne two rking a nd ne two rk a dministra tio n; c o mpute r
- pe ra tio ns a nd syste m a dministra tio n; Ja va a nd C/ C+
pro g ra mming inc luding the 25 mo st da ng e ro us pro g ra mming e rro rs
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Pre pa re fo r F a st Gro wing Jo b s
Ne two rk, syste ms, a nd da ta c o mmunic a tio ns a na lysts
(53%)
Co mpute r so ftwa re e ng ine e rs: a pplic a tio ns (34%) Co mpute r so ftwa re e ng ine e rs: syste ms so ftwa re (30%)
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Gre a t jo b o ppo rtunitie s: # 2, 15 a nd 24 o n the “30 F a ste st Gro wing Oc c upa tio ns”
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T he U.S. Cybe r Cha lle ng e Ide ntifying a nd Nur tur ing 10,000 Ve r y T a le nte d Pe ople
SLIDE 12 Q&A to Pro ve the Va lue
- Q. Yo u’ re in yo ur se nio r ye a r in hig h sc ho o l – ha d yo u
a lre a dy ta ke n c o mpute r c o urse s a t sc ho o l?
- A. I e nrolle d to ta ke Introduc tion to Prog ra mming this
ye a r, but the y c a nc e lle d it; the y c ouldn’t find a suita ble te a c he r.
- Q. Ho w do pe o ple de mo nstra te a nd te st the ir skills if the y do
no t ha ve the o ppo rtunity to pla y in the Ne tWa rs ro unds?
he re a re n’t ma ny options for kids with lots of c ybe r skill to be a ble to e xe rc ise a nd furthe r de ve lop those
- skills. Most would just simply ta rg e t ra ndom se rve rs a nd
ha c k ille g a lly, so it wa s g re a t tha t I found Ne tWa rs.
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Who is suppo rting the U.S. Cyb e r Cha lle ng e ?
SLIDE 14 Pro po se d U.S. Cyb e r Cha lle ng e F ra me wo rk
K-12 Communities Colleges Universities Virtual Community “Future Cyber Professionals” Competitions Camps Weekend Programs Pathway to:
Scholarships Internships Jobs
Talent Bank Public Sector Private Sector Critical Infrastructure Tech Industry Skills Needed
SLIDE 15 Ac tivitie s
F
- re nsic s Cha lle ng e (Do D Cyb e r Crime Ce nte r)
Cyb e rPa trio t De fe nse Co mpe titio n (AFA)
Ne tWa rs Cha lle ng e (SANS)
Cyb e r Que st (SANS)
Cyb e r F
- unda tio ns (SANS a nd CK
SF .o rg )
Cyb e r Ca mps
Co urse s a nd Exe rc ise s
T
Inte rnships
Sc ho la rships
Co nne c t with Emplo ye rs
T a le nte d Cyb e r Se c urity Pe o ple ST EP 1 ST EP 2 ST EP 3 ST EP 4
SLIDE 16 Cyb e r Se c urity F
A se rie s o f q uizze s (Ma rc h/ April 2011) T
uto ria ls with vide o s a nd q ue stio ns o n a spe c ia l we b site
Ne two rking ; syste ms (inc luding finding hidde n b a d stuff),
se c ure pro g ra mming
Prize s, a wa rds a nd re c o g nitio n Pro g re ssive ly mo re c ha lle ng ing c o mpe titio ns
to de ve lo p a nd de mo nstra te yo ur skills
18 Sta te s with 135 sc ho o ls re g iste re d
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Cyb e r Que st Co mpe titio n
A first q ue st in a se rie s: Ma rc h 16 T
a rg e t syste m to a na lyze
De mo nstra te s yo ur a b ility in vulne ra b ility a na lysis skills;
fo re nsic a na lysis; pa c ke t c a pture a na lysis
Prize s, a wa rds a nd re c o g nitio n Pro g re ssive ly mo re c ha lle ng ing c o mpe titio ns to
de ve lo p a nd de mo nstra te yo ur skills
Cha lle ng e fo r Cyb e r Ca mp invita tio n: April 18
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Build ing the Hig hwa y: Ac tio n Pla n
E
nc o ura g e ta le nte d kids to c o mpe te
Suppo rt a hig h sc ho o l pro g ra m Se rve a s a te a c he r/ a id a t the summe r c a mps Build a c o mpe titio n Suppo rt a c o lle g e te a m Spo nso r a summe r c a mp Spo nso r a c o lle g e Spo nso r the U.S. Cyb e r Cha lle ng e
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T AK E T HE CHAL L E NGE
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