Pentagon offers bug bounty rewards by inviting hackers to test its systems

The US Department of Defence (DoD) is inviting hackers to break into its network, and will provide a bug bounty to those who uncover flaws.

The invitation was issued on Facebook, where US secretary of defence Ash Carter said that the government wants to use cyber talent to uncover potential risks.

“Today we announced that the DoD will invite vetted hackers to hack the Pentagon in an effort to test our digital security in the first federal government bug bounty. Under the pilot programme, we will allow qualified participants to identify vulnerabilities on the department’s public web pages,” he wrote.

“The bug bounty is modelled after similar competitions conducted by some of the nation’s biggest companies – Microsoft, Google and Facebook – to improve the security and delivery of networks, products and digital services.”

Applicants will need to register and undergo a background check to take part. For the full article click here 

 

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