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and using its network instead of military
ones, CYBERCOM has more freedom to
disrupt the sources of criminal attacks.
CYBERCOM is always looking to recruit
highly talented civilian workers in cyber
and support jobs in many areas, includ-
ing information technology, cyberspace
planning and policy, budget analysis,
cyber operations, human resources, and
logistics.
The Pentagon is also home to the De-
partment of Defense Cyber Crime Center
(DC3), which was created in 1998 as a
computer forensics laboratory and train-
ing center. Today, it still specializes in
digital and multimedia forensics, or the
identifying, recovering, preserving, and
analyzing of evidence in digital devices.
It also develops cyber forensic and ana-
lytic tools. DC3 continues to offer spe-
cialized cyber training. As such, it oper-
ates the Cyber Training Academy, which
trains DoD personnel who work to pro-
tect the Pentagon’s information sys-
tems from unauthorized use, including
criminal, fraudulent, and foreign-intelli-
gence efforts. According to its website,
DC3 civilian employees work with highly
skilled military and government person-
nel “to solve the most demanding prob-
lems facing our nation.” In other words,
it offers jobs in cybersecurity that are
challenging and rewarding.
U.S. Cyber Command
PHOTO COURTESY US. CYBER COMMAND