Virtual worlds training for federal cyber pros in the works

Article Excerpt: After finishing a successful year of training the federal cyber workforce, the government is taking another step toward cultivating better-prepared digital defenders.

In July 2010, the departments of Homeland Security and State kicked off an initiative that provides training to federal cybersecurity professionals from 55 offices and agencies. The Federal Cybersecurity Training Event program offers sessions to security personnel at no per-seat cost to their agency, and aims to maintain cybersecurity expertise governmentwide, said Jeff Breed, acting assistant director of the DS Training Directorate.

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Article Source: Federal Computer Week