The United States is facing a dire situation, according to former presidential counterrorism adviser Richard Clarke. In a Wired report, the publication quotes Clarke telling attendees at a “cyber colloquium” Monday that U.S. networks are “porous as a colander” and not equipped to deal with the challenges it faces on the cyberscurity front.
The solution? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is reaching out to hackers for help. DARPA spokesman Eric Mazzacone told Wired that the agency is looking to recruit “visionary hackers” to the agency to help it explore “more and better options” to protect the country against threats.
See more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/darpa-appeals-to-hackers-for-cybersecurity-help/2011/11/09/gIQAsezl5M_story.html
I'm not a hacker or even a genius with a PC, merely interested in the 'growth industry' of cyber, or information, security and will share any stories and news items I find on the subject.
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