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Rules keep hackers from helping government
From: phester <funsec () armorfirewall com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:04:51 -0700 (MST)
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110301_1957.php Friendly hackers and other computer whizzes who could help bolster government's cyber defenses often are unable to collaborate with the Homeland Security Department because of outdated policies that Congress and the White House must reform, former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge said on Tuesday. ... Despite such opportunities, members of the hacker community remain wary of working with the government. They know how to find network weaknesses, but might be leery of sharing such talents, if lending a hand requires navigating through too much red tape. ... "The [regulations] are written to the extent where, we're not really going to trust people in the private sector because, heaven forbid, they might be financially advantaged either with a contract or just general information." __ Maybe they can use the federal courts to steal hackers' work, like Sony is doing with GeoHot. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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