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German Bundeswehr Recruiting Hackers

Posted by timothy on from the blinkenlights-brauch'-das-fingerpoken dept.

bad_alloc writes "Heise.de tells us about the German Bundeswehr's idea of recruiting hackers in order to 'penetrate, manipulate and damage hostile networks.' (Note: The following passage has been translated from German into English: 'The Regiment is stationed in Rheinbach, near Bonn, and consists of several dozen graduates from Bundeswehr universities. They're training at the moment, but the 'hackers in uniforms' are supposed to be operational by next year. This regiment officially belongs to the "Kommando Strategische Aufklärung" (strategic reconnaissance) and is commanded by Brigadier General Friedrich Wilhelm Kriesel. The Bundeswehr has not said anything to this regiment yet.' You can find the full article in German."

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  1. Is this really news? by blool · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I would think most modern nations employ hackers these days. I'm sure much of America's hacking talent make a tidy salary working for the NSA.

    1. Re:Is this really news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

      "There are plenty of nuclear powers already, so I don't understand why it is news Iran may be trying to build nuclear weapons." :P

  2. IT Work by snowgirl · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The first sentence of TFA says that "not only will it do the security of IT systems but also carry out..."

    Why does everyone focus immediately on the "black hat" side of the story, and neglect that the group is supposed to do BOTH sides, which in some ways, is a good aspect of ANY security team... just hopefully, your security team follows ethics.

    And I imagine that the Bundeswehr is going to follow ethics as well, "no hacking friendly networks......... overtly".

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  3. Re:The German Bundeswehr by brezel · · Score: 2, Interesting

    being proud of you own ignorance sure makes you look like a hero!