Hacking the Pentagon may sound like something that might land a person behind bars, it’s legal for a select group of hackers and could actually lead to a big pay-day.
The initiative, known as “Hack The Pentagon”, is the first cyber bug bounty program in the history of the federal government.
A group of hackers screened and hand-picked by the federal government are searching for vulnerabilities on Department of Defense (“DOD”) websites. ABC News reports more than 500 people are currently enrolled in the program which started on Monday and will run through May 12.
Chris Woodward, an account technician at Cards Technology, says it’s an approach many big companies have used in the past.
“I know Microsoft, Google, yahoo and apple have all done this in the past,” Woodward explains. “I don’t think their rewards or pots for whoever wins are as big, but it’s definitely a common thing.”
The payout for hackers able to find what the U.S. Department of Defense calls “vulnerabilities” is 150,000 dollars. For the full article click here
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