Wired: The US military wants you to 'Hack the Pentagon'
The Pentagon will challenge vetted hackers to break into government systems, it has announced.
The "Hack the Pentagon" initiative, the first ever program of its kind developed by the federal government, has been designed to test the strength of the US's cyber defences. Full details of the initiative have not been announced, but hackers could be financially rewarded if they find major flaws.
So-called "bug bounties", where white-hat hackers are rewarded for finding and reporting security problems, are already used by companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo. Financial rewards for such programs range can top $100,000, with Facebook paying out more than $3 million since its bug bounty was launched in 2011.
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