DoD Endorses Certification for Hackers

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announces the official approval of the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification program as a new baseline skills requirement for U.S.cyber defenders.

Specifically, the new Certified Ethical Hacker program is required for the DoD’s computer network defenders (CND’s), a specialized personnel classification within the DoD’s information assurance workforce.

The Certified Ethical Hacker requirement falls under the auspices of DoD Directive 8570 Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program.

The current version (incorporating Change 2) was signed by Assistant Secretary of Defense, John G. Grimes and was officially instated on February 25, 2010.

Directive 8570 provides clear guidance to information assurance training, certification and workforce management across all components of the DoD…

http://information-security-resources.com/2010/03/04/dod-endorses-certification-for-hackers/