Convicted hackers could help fight cyber crime in the UK

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/10395348/Convicted-hackers-could-help-fight-cyber-crime-in-the-UK.html

By Miranda Prynne
News Reporter
telegraph.co.uk
21 Oct 2013

Convicted computer hackers could be recruited to help fight cyber crime in 
the UK, Philip Hammond has claimed.

The Defence Secretary said he would consider allowing former criminals to 
join the new Joint Cyber Reserve Unit, saying every case would be “looked 
at on its merits”.

Speaking on Newsnight, he said: “The conviction would be examined in terms 
of how long ago it was, how serious it was, what sort of sentence had 
followed. So I can't rule it out.”

He added: “What we’re trying to do is recruit the brightest and best.” Mr 
Hammond was supporting comments by the head of the new defence force, Lt 
Col Michael White, who claimed he would recruit offenders a long as they 
passed the security vetting.

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