DOM Defense Department Seeks SUB Hackers, Tech Companies For Partnership Built On Distrust

from the how-do-you-do,-fellow-computer-geeks dept

The Department of Defense (home of the NSA!) has decided it’s finally time to start looking to outsiders for help securing government systems. It has started a bug bounty program, which in true cyberwar machine fashion, will scare away more helpful hackers than it will gather.

Under the pilot program, known as “Hack the Pentagon,” participants will be required to register and submit to a background check.

Once vetted, hackers will participate in a controlled, limited duration program allowing them to identify vulnerabilities on a predetermined department system.So, hackers will pretty much need to obtain security clearance to play around in the Defense Department’s walled sandbox, which apparently doesn’t contain anything the DoD should really be concerned about.Of course some areas of the Department, such as “critical, mission-facing systems,” will be off-limits during the pilot.Despite these limitations, Defense Secretary Ash Carter thinks the program will be a success. He believes the DoD and whatever hackers actually make it past the vetting process will “enhance national security” by playing controlled cyberwar games in a controlled environment. For the full article click here 

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