Wanted: Computer hackers ... to help government

rookietrucker · Apr 19, 2009

Wanted: Computer hackers ... to help government

WASHINGTON -Wanted: Computer hackers.

Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks.

General Dynamics Information Technology put out an ad last month on behalf of the Homeland Security Department seeking someone who could "think like the bad guy." Applicants, it said, must understand hackers' tools and tactics and be able to analyze Internet traffic and identify vulnerabilities in the federal systems.

In the Pentagon's budget request submitted last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon will increase the number of cyberexperts it can train each year from 80 to 250 by 2011.

With warnings that the U.S. is ill-prepared for a cyberattack, the White House conducted a 60-day study of how the government can better manage and use technology to protect everything from the electrical grid and stock markets to tax data, airline flight systems, and nuclear launch codes.

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dancnoone · Apr 19, 2009

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They need to rename this story "Obama Seeks List Of Possible Anarchist That Could Topple Democrat Regime"

They'll get a few bites, but there will be many that stay home for fear of being outted.

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