Perks

The National Security Agency plays a huge role in the government's cyberspace activities. Much of what the secretive organization is doing in that area probably will never see the light of day due to classification. Regardless, or perhaps because of it, the Ft. Meade-based agency must surely be a great place to work, Army Brig. Gen. Steve Smith, who is the chief cyber officer in the Army's G-6 directorate, said at an industry conference this morning.

"What young person wouldn't want to go work for NSA?" Smith asked, given that folks there are doing "some of the coolest stuff" with state-of-the-art technology. But there's more. "And you get to hack legally," Smith said.