U.S. Government goes to Hackers Convention 2005
<img src='http://express.howstuffworks.com/gif/express-detective-intro.jpg' style='margin:5px;' align='left' height='100' width='100'>As you may or may have not heard, one of the largest hackers conventions have just taken place a few weeks ago. Anyways, this time there was a twist at the convention. Instead of the government trying to hunt down hackers there to prosecute them, they instead went "talent scounting" in hopes of recruiting some hackers for the government. They hope that with these new hackers, they will be better able to track down large crimes before they happen…..
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U.S. officials go to hackers' convention to recruit Attention hackers: Uncle Sam wants you.
AUGUST 10, 2005 (REUTERS) - Attention hackers: Uncle Sam wants you.
As scam artists, organized-crime rings and other miscreants find a home on the Internet, top federal officials are trolling hacker conferences to scout talent and talk up the glories of a career on the front lines of the information wars.
"If you want to work on cutting-edge problems, if you want to be part of the truly great issues of our time … we invite you to work with us," Assistant Secretary of Defense Linton Wells told hackers at a recent conference in Las Vegas.
Wells and other "feds" didn't exactly blend in at Defcon, an annual gathering of computer-security experts and teenage troublemakers that celebrates the cutting edge of security research.
The buttoned-down world of Washington seems a continent away at Defcon, which was named as a spoof on the Pentagon's code for military readiness derived from "defense condition." Graffiti covers the bathroom walls, DJs spin electronic music by the pool until dawn, and hackers who "out" undercover government employees win free T-shirts.
At a "Meet the Feds" panel designed to bridge the cultural divide, a young man waved a pages-long manifesto and demanded, "I would like to know why the federal government, especially some of the law enforcement agencies, are destroying this country."
Despite appearances, hackers and the government have long enjoyed a symbiotic relationship. Federal research dollars funded development of the Internet and many other cutting-edge technologies, and many hackers first learn the ins and outs of computer security through military service before moving on to private-sector jobs.
College students in computer-security programs can have their tuition picked up by the government if they agree to work for it when they graduate.
Feds have been a key part of the Defcon audience since its inception in 1992, though they are required to stay at off-site hotels to avoid some of the wilder goings-on.
Along with recruiting, the conference gives federal officials a chance to develop sources and keep up with new research.
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Mr_Cheese 19 years ago
lol, we should start a recruiting thread in teh forums. Any gouvernment officals can recruit hackers there!!!
ghost 19 years ago
Man Im going to contact them and tell them Ill work for em when I get out if they pay for my college! lol.
ghost 19 years ago
dude fuck high school i'll work now for my ussual rate of 9chagillionphophillionecojobiancafmillionbobillion dollars squared:)
ghost 19 years ago
Heh, looks like they finally admit that they need us. Looks like the tables have turned…
ghost 19 years ago
heh.. they've always needed us… how do you think they hunt down the bad versions of us? by using hackers.
ghost 19 years ago
Ill work for them, and turn my back on all of you, one day to return to the community a regretfull man, only to catch my former best friends and send they're arse off to jail…, hmm sounds like a good movie, also the storyline was lifted froma Only fools and horses episode, the one, were they guy cop comes back
ghost 19 years ago
Yeah, too bad all of you suck too much to be of any use, but then again most likely same for me. It's a great dream though, just imagine if you got the opportunity.
ghost 19 years ago
I could be pretty godd at it. I can track someone down pretty good. (If I have the right tools.)
ghost 19 years ago
I agree with T-Metal. It's not the same as the challenges over here (even not the real one, that aren't real). But still a nice dream.
Mr_Cheese 19 years ago
who would actually want to work for the gouvernment? The pay is crap. Not to mention you'd be working for alot of war crazy fucktards.
ghost 19 years ago
if it gets you out of school and a few luxury items, a few drea, computers to do it on, and the government slaves waited on you day by day, good pay and alot of free games
i'd do it, lol
ghost 19 years ago
mr cheese i remember reading in this book, there was a hacker (can't remember his name i think it's like jt more or something black i don't know) who worked for the gov. he was paid about 30,000 a year after taxes (crap pay) but when they didn't assign him anything he got to work on his own projects there. so you know i think that would be pretty cool.
Mr_Cheese 19 years ago
30,000 isnt alot… espeically if your skilled in what you do. Personally i'd rather design computer games and get paid £40k per year starting salary!
ghost 19 years ago
IT security personel working for the fbi, that is with all your certs, make around 100ka year. Thats what Im shooting for! :P
ghost 19 years ago
Heh, what can I say, I know that Microsoft once hired a bunch of hackers to test their own security, but man, if G-Men came around asking me to join the FBI and hack and code for a living and make a lot of money, I'd definetly jump at the chance. :D