New Grad Looking For a Job? Pentagon Contractors Post Openings For Black-Hat Hackers

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1. Cybersecurity has always required experts in attacking as well as defending

because the idea is to find the weak points in your system before the enemy does.

So this doesn't necessarily mean what the OP is implying -- that we will be increasing the use of these skills offensively. This might be part of an overall defense strategy, necessitated by an increase in the attacks on U.S. systems.