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Apr 1 15 9:57 PM
THE National Security Agency in the US is facing a new and unforeseen challenge in the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks and it’s a very unfamiliar problem for the intelligence agency. The NSA suffered the biggest security breach in its history when former contractor Edward Snowden stole troves of classified data and leaked it to the press. The documents showed mass spying on US citizens. The public fallout from the revelations has tarnished the image of the agency, and is seriously affecting their ability to recruit college graduates.Even with the highly patriotic nature of American society, many idealistic graduates are second guessing what otherwise looks like a dream job — despite what would likely be a $A100,000 starting salary.A report by NPR radio details the difficulties faced by the agency as coveted minds like 22-year-old Daniel Swann, spurn the agency for other opportunities. He is in his fourth year of a concurrent bachelor’s-master’s degree in cyber security at Johns Hopkins University and says the Snowden leaks have changed his opinion about working for the government agency.“When I was a senior in high school I though I would end up working for a defence contractor or the NSA itself. That was actually a big priority for me,” he told NPR. But after the revelations of domestic spying he says his mindset has “definitely taken a different turn ... partially for moral reasons.”
THE National Security Agency in the US is facing a new and unforeseen challenge in the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks and it’s a very unfamiliar problem for the intelligence agency.
The NSA suffered the biggest security breach in its history when former contractor Edward Snowden stole troves of classified data and leaked it to the press. The documents showed mass spying on US citizens. The public fallout from the revelations has tarnished the image of the agency, and is seriously affecting their ability to recruit college graduates.
Even with the highly patriotic nature of American society, many idealistic graduates are second guessing what otherwise looks like a dream job — despite what would likely be a $A100,000 starting salary.
A report by NPR radio details the difficulties faced by the agency as coveted minds like 22-year-old Daniel Swann, spurn the agency for other opportunities.
He is in his fourth year of a concurrent bachelor’s-master’s degree in cyber security at Johns Hopkins University and says the Snowden leaks have changed his opinion about working for the government agency.
“When I was a senior in high school I though I would end up working for a defence contractor or the NSA itself. That was actually a big priority for me,” he told NPR. But after the revelations of domestic spying he says his mindset has “definitely taken a different turn ... partially for moral reasons.”
Read more @ http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/the-nsa-is-having-trouble-recruiting-graduates-in-the-wake-of-snowden-leaks/story-fnjwnfzw-1227288086691
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