Hack the Pentagon (Reuters): The US Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it is looking for external hackers to check the safety of some public Ministry of Defense websites in a pilot project. Let's say that this is the case for the first time by the federal government.
"Hack the Pentagon" is a prize competition for people who can break security. Typically, such competitions are conducted by large US companies wishing to find gaps in the security of their networks.
These things programs επιτρέπουν στους ειδικούς του κυβερνοχώρου να βρουν και να διαπιστώσουν προβλήματα πριν τα ανακαλύψουν κακόβουλοι hackers, εξοικονομώντας χρόνο και χρήμα σε περίπτωση επιζήμιας παραβίασης.
"I am confident that this innovative initiative will strengthen our digital defenses and ultimately strengthen our national security," Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said in a statement announcing the pilot program.
Details and rules have not been announced yet, but the contest could include monetary awards, the Pentagon said.
The US Pentagon has long been testing the security of its networks with internal so-called red teams. But the Hack the Pentagon initiative will open up at least part of the IT department's vast network to cyber challenges across the industry. security and academia.
Participants must be US citizens and must register and submit a background check before they can begin hacking public computers, the Pentagon said. Sensitively networks or weapons programs will not be included, at least initially.
"The aim is not to jeopardize any aspect of our critical systems, but to challenge security in our cyberspace in a new and innovative way," he said.
The initiative is led by the Pentagon's Defense Digital Agency (DDS), which was established last November to bring industry experts to technology of the US in the military for short terms.
