Young warriors train to fight future cyberwars

Online hacking, drones are part of high-tech program at UNG

Bryson Payne, director of the Center for Cyber Operations Education at the University of North Georgia’s Dahlonega campus, shows a large drone to Gainesville High students Luz Acosta, left, and Martha Carrera, right, at the National Cyber Warrior Academy last week at the Dahlonega campus. The Gainesville students were among 40 chosen from an applicant pool of 182 high school students to participate in the 10-day program.

0702WARRIORphoto — Bryson Payne, director of the Center for Cyber Operations Education at the University of North Georgia’s Dahlonega campus, shows a large drone to Gainesville High students Luz Acosta, left, and Martha Carrera, right, at the National Cyber Warrior Academy last week at the Dahlonega campus. The Gainesville students were among 40 chosen from an applicant pool of 182 high school students to participate in the 10-day program.

About 40 high school students have spent much of past two weeks learning how to hack a car with a computer, break into computer systems and race drones on the University of North Georgia’s Dahlonega campus. But there’s no need to be concerned. The National Security Agency is aware, and along with the National Science Foundation, provided funding for computers, drones and other expenses for the students.

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