The Canadian Army offers 637.000 dollars to anyone who does hacking and then improves the defenses of a military vehicle, a pickup truck, used by its forces to carry troops and equipment.
On Tuesday 6 October, the Canadian Ministry of National Defense issued one invitation to tender with which he is looking for contractors (technicians) security. Applications will be accepted until October 27.
The contractors should do hacking on one of its vehicles, and optionally, at the request of the military, provide patches and security fixes for the car.
The announcement does not provide details on the type of vehicle that hackers - contractors must break (bypass security), but the CBC News, a Canadian television station, reports that it is one truck of 2015, which is the technical details and specifications will remain secret until the investigation is completed.
According to the official specifications for awarding the project, hackers will be asked to:
- Characterize a self-propelled vehicle
- Find the vulnerabilities points and security measures
- Develop and show holdings
- They conduct Synthesis
- Identify possible security measures that could prevent hacking of vulnerabilities in the vehicle
- Test security measures
- Develop a test platform with some vehicle operations to study the workshop
- Develop control procedures
- Evaluate safety standards for vehicles and protocols
- Develop cyber security processes
The Canadian government θα διαθέσει 158.000 δολάρια (205.000 CAD) για το hackiηg του αυτοκινήτου και επιπλέον 479.000 δολάρια (620.000 CAD) την επακόλουθη ενημερωμένη έκδοση ασφαλείας του κώδικα.
