American computer science majors learn software development, network programming and system security, while their peers on Chinese campuses study cyber exploitation and attack.

Defense News sounds the alarm: “Hackers traced to China have broken into computer systems at the Pentagon, a White House e-mail system, computers in the U.S. Congress and systems operated by U.S. defense companies.”

And the Internet Security Alliance warns: “The United States is facing a severe national security challenge from a pervasive, deep penetration of government and private industry information networks by foreign intelligence and organized criminal entities.”

“Forewarned is forearmed,” as the old adage goes.