How Do You Hack Government Computers, Legally?
The U.S. government is on the lookout for the world’s baddest hackers. Some, they want to arrest. Other hackers, they want to hire. As cybersecurity becomes an ever-larger concern, the government is looking to hire so-called ethical hackers, who can ‘think like the bad guys’. If this sounds like an intriguing challenge, where’s how to get a job hacking government systems. **Get Some Context** A search on the term ‘ethical hacker’ will give you a good quick overview of the field. The US government is actively putting into place plans for cybersecurity, to make their computer and internet systems less vulnerable to attack, and more able to recover with minimal disruption. This is not just a task for security services, like the Department of Defense, the FBI, or Homeland Security. All major departments, from Social Security to Veterans’ Affairs, are growing their cybersecurity operations. Some agencies are hiring directly. Others are bringing on expertise through contractors (in other wor
