[Plug-security] PLUG: Hacker/Fed seeks hackspaces to DARPA Grants to

[Lisa Kachold]

Where are our infosec people?
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Pemdasi sez, "Peiter Zatko, aka mudge, a former member of both the Cult of
the Dead Cow and l0pht now works for DARPA and wants to give out short term
DARPA contracts to places like hackerspaces to find solutions to
cybersecurity concerns. Maybe some lucky hackerspace will get some money to
make drone swarms."


He spoke of creating "hacker incubators" and made it clear that the DoD
would not request commercial rights to any innovations discovered.


Essentially, Zatko wants to sponsor researchers, rather than providing them
with rewards if they do well. This is much more in thinking with typical
hacker aspirations--getting somebody to pay the bills while they do the
things they love. And, in any case, at the end of the process the hacker or
team concerned is free to seek all the rewards they can get for the work.


Zatko merely wants to exploit the huge brain power and creativity of the
hacker community, and as a former member, he knows exactly what makes it
tick. Although his scheme will not go into operation for a few months yet,
the signs are that it might produce results that improve security for all of
us.



Government Employs Hackers in Brave New
Scheme<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/219725/government_employs_hackers_in_brave_new_scheme.html>

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   - NBC thinks Cult of the Dead Cow is 1337 - Boing
Boing<http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/02/nbc-thinks-cult-of-t.html#previouspost>
   - Hacktivism explained - Boing
Boing<http://www.boingboing.net/2002/08/26/hacktivism-explained.html#previouspost>
   - High-larious hacker blog - Boing
Boing<http://www.boingboing.net/2002/08/01/highlarious-hacker-b.html#previouspost>
   - Gary McKinnon: Wanted, Dead or Alive (Guest opinion/Oxblood
Ruffin ...<http://boingboing.net/2009/09/01/gary-mckinnon-wanted.html#previouspost>
   - Boing Boing: Hacktivism
demystified<http://www.boingboing.net/2002/04/22/hacktivism_demystifi.html#previouspost>


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