Army Hackers: Cyber Pros Have Place In Army, Service Says

By Tactical-Life

The concept of Army hackers, in other words, cyber professionals using their unique skillset to benefit the U.S. Army, is now a reality.

According to a new report, the Army’s Cyber branch is growing steadily, with 397 officers, 141 warrant officers and 560 enlisted Soldiers in its ranks. The Army’s cyber mission force now includes 41 teams, with a goal of 62 force teams.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence’s Army Cyber School, a school for cyber training and education at Fort Gordon, Georgia, continues to attract recruits.

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There are several reasons for this.

As the Army notes, cyber pros are capable of doing much more than what the law currently allows. In the private sector, they’ve got to toe the line if they don’t want to end up in prison.

Those same professionals, however, can safely and legally flex their hacking muscles under the Army umbrella. They’re needed to “defend the Army network and apply effects against adversary networks, if need be,” the Army article states.

“The good news is, for our cyber professionals, they can do things in defense of our nation that they would get arrested for in …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life