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Engineering, math investment needed to stay ahead in cyber war

Cyber Command Director General Keith Alexander says we\'ll need to stay a step ahead in the cyber war by investing in science, math and engineering.

Federal News Network Staff

February 18, 2011 3:46 pm

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STEM — the acronym stands for science, technology, engineering and math — and what the Director of Cyber Command General Keith Alexander says we’ll need to stay a step ahead in the cyber war.

Alexander says the country needs national programs of digital literacy and investment in core sciences to ensure the nation’s long term security.

And he wants to start that STEM education early at the elementary and secondary levels.

Threat Post reports the General was on hand at the RSA security conference in San Francisco.

This story is part of Federal News Radio’s daily Cybersecurity Update brought to you by Tripwire. For more cybersecurity news, click here.

FILE - This June 6, 2013, file photo, shows the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md., where the U.S. Cyber Command is located. The American military services are looking for new ways to bring in more civilians with high-tech skills who can help fight Islamic State militants and prepare for the new range of technological threats the U.S. will face. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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