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Naval Academy
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
04/20/07
A roomful of Naval Academy midshipmen hovered over computer terminals yesterday afternoon, defending their installation from attack. 
Paul W. Gillespie
Midshipmen participating in the seventh annual Cyber Defense Exercise yesterday worked to keep National Security Agency hackers from invading their computer system. From left, Midshipman 1st Class Robert Reagan teams with Midshipmen 2nd Class Daniel Tantillo and Antony Robertson on an excercise.Find Us On Facebook
They were trying to ward off an enemy intent on disrupting the computer system that could control the positioning of ships and aircraft, and the supply of fuel, food and medicines.
On the wall was the Naval Academy's main password for this exercise, but midshipmen and professors screamed "No!" when a reporter started to copy it. In this modern-day war game, mids were matching wits with a team of about 50 computer whizzes from the National Security Agency, all of whom were intent on worming their...
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