Adm. Miller: Naval Academy Should be Center for Cyber Schooling

The U.S. Naval Academy‘s new chief wants his campus to become a focal point for cybersecurity education, with a $100 million building and new classes devoted to the emerging discipline, The Baltimore Sun reports.

Speaking with reporters at the academy’s on-campus museum last week, Vice Adm. Michael H. Miller…

Naval Academy Looks for Cyber Training Center

The United States Naval Academy is looking to build a $100 million cyber education center to train midshipmen in conducting cyber warfare, officials announced recently.

While Academy officials have yet to submit a formal proposal to the Navy’s top leaders, the Navy’s demands for trained and skilled cyber professionals coming…

Naval Academy Plans $100M Cyber-Warfare Education Center

The Naval Academy is planning on building a $100 million cyber-warfare education center in Annapolis, Md., to give midshipmen full training in cyber warfare, top officials said yesterday.

Navy Times reports although academy leaders have yet to formally pitch the idea to top Navy leadership in the Pentagon, they said if the fleet wants better cyber-qualified …

Service Academies Battle in Cyberspace

As attention continues to grow regarding the variety of threats from cyberspace, the U.S. government and private industry are on the hunt for the next generation of cyber professionals. The five service academies are currently working to build up the next generation of military officers as skilled cyber professionals by adding cybersecurity courses to the curriculum and encouraging students…

Naval Academy to Require Midshipmen to Study Cyber Security

As the threat of attacks through cyberspace steadily increases, the Naval Academy is considering plans to place cyber security as a core part of its curriculum for young aspiring naval officers. Academy Superintendent, VADM Jeffrey Fowler, told the Board of Visitors that the school was currently developing a cyber security curriculum and that taking at least one class in cyber security could be required of every midshipman as early…