A report has been published saying what many have known for a while, the United States government is unprepared for a cyberwar. The Pew report cites a lack of computer security employees in the federal government, and even in the private sector. One solution to this problem is by reaching out to script kiddies (wannabe hackers) and even the hackers that are responsible for developing new attack vectors. Give these middle and high schoolers a program similar to what is done for congressional pages, whereby interested students can spend a semester working with an the likes of the National Security Agency in a sandboxed environment where they can hone their skills for good use.
