U.S. Defense officials are inviting hackers to attack the Pentagon.
Participants need to register to take part in the program and must be US citizens.
Further, all hackers must undergo a background check and meet other qualifications.
If hackers discover any major flaws, it could yield huge paydays.
I know Microsoft, Google, yahoo and apple have all done this in the past, Woodward explains.
The payout for hackers able to find what the U.S. Department of Defense calls vulnerabilities is 150,000 dollars.
Woodward says its carried out through a process called penetration testing.
The initiative is being led by the departments Defense Digital Service.
That team, launched by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, consists of engineers and data experts.
Inviting responsible hackers to test our cybersecurity certainly meets that test.
I am confident this innovative initiative will strengthen our digital defenses and ultimately enhance our national security.
source: www.techworm.net
