German Bundeswehr Recruiting Hackers

Posted by timothy on Sunday February 8, 2009 @05:46PM 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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The German Bundeswehr by NineNine · 2009-02-08 18:04 · Score: 0, Troll

Ahh, the German Bundeswehr. Of course! I was wondering what those guys were up to.
Who or what is the German Bundeswehr and why should I care?
Timmy, great article, by the way. 99% of your readers have no idea what it's about.
Re:That's great and all, but... by 42forty-two42 · 2009-02-08 18:07 · Score: 0, Troll

That doesn't mean we need to encourage them.
Re:That's great and all, but... by oreaq · 2009-02-09 12:06 · Score: 0, Troll

A German spelling Nazi. What an unexpected development.