{"id":25402,"date":"2023-05-01T20:06:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/01\/coast-guard-fills-cyber-skill-gaps-with-all-remote-team-of-volunteers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:04:58","slug":"coast-guard-fills-cyber-skill-gaps-with-all-remote-team-of-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/it-networks\/cloud\/2023\/05\/01\/coast-guard-fills-cyber-skill-gaps-with-all-remote-team-of-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard fills cyber skill gaps with all-remote team of volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Coast Guard stood up its first all-remote cyber auxiliary flotilla,<\/a> a volunteer team based out of Fort Meade, Maryland, that will help recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals for the agency, an official said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coast Guard, an armed service within the Department of Homeland Security, recruits a volunteer body of more than 20,000 members<\/a> that acts as a force multiplier for the entire department. In World War II, this force blossomed to respond to firefights, patrols and rescue missions, in turn freeing up active duty personnel for service overseas. Today, it supports a much more advanced task: cybersecurity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cyber incidents against the Marine Transportation System, a vast network of ports and marine terminals protected by the Coast Guard, went up 68% in 2021 from the year before. This system and others can be targets for malicious hackers. The new flotilla will help shore up defenses and fill a critical skill gap.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t