ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center
SOURCE: The New New Internet
05March2011 7:00amEST
GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Every summer, high school and college students flock to the nation’s capital to advance their forthcoming careers by interning at nonprofits, federal agencies and news outlets. For aspiring cyber warriors desiring a career in government, the options have been few — until now.
The National Protection and Programs Directorate, part of the Department of Homeland Security, has launched a program that will help prospective cybersecurity professionals gain experience and provide the opportunity to work with experts on mission areas such as identification and analysis of malicious code, forensics analysis, incident handling, intrusion detection and prevention, and software assurance.
The Cybersecurity Internship Program is designed for current college juniors and seniors. After the 10-week summer internship, students will have the opportunity to qualify for the Secretary’s Honors Program for Cybersecurity Professionals, in which participants can put their academic achievements to use in a hands-on environment while playing an important role in protecting the nation.
The full-time internship pays approximately $5,800. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and enrolled as juniors or rising seniors in an accredited university with a major related to computer or IT, or have 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science. And as with most DHS jobs, applicants must be able to obtain and hold a security clearance. (read full report)
