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Defense Expert: Hire Hackers and Wage War

Posted by Soulskill on from the institutionalized-anonymous dept.

Phoghat writes "A top defense and cybersecurity expert says the U.S. should stop trying to take aim at expert hackers and start doing a better job of recruiting them. 'Let's just say that in some places you find guys with body piercings and nonregulation haircuts,' says U.S. Naval Postgraduate School professor John Arquilla . 'But most of these sorts of guys can't be vetted in the traditional way. We need a new institutional culture that allows us to reach out to them.'"

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  1. Easy by santax · · Score: 4, Funny

    Buy Blizzard. Threaten to close WoW account of said hacker. Et voila, you've got yourself a hacker that you can count upon! (Give them a free flying mount once in a while and you keep them happy too!)

  2. hackers by clarkkent09 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Most of those guys are clueless about the outside world so they may be hard to motivate. Maybe sex will work. Hire some hookers.

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  3. Wait by Provocateur · · Score: 4, Funny

    We need a new institutional culture that allows us to reach out to them.'

    Cue MONTAGE featuring Cameron Diaz as cute "brutal" platoon sargeant yelling orders at misfis!

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