Huge Financial Reward For Hackers From The Department Of Homeland Security

Good News For Hackers And Cybersecurity Professionals

The U.S Department Of Homeland Security(DHS) Announced A New Program In Which The Agency Will Pay Outside Hackers To Find Vulnerabilities In Its Computer System A Type Of Incentive Popular In The Cybersecurity Industry That Is Known As A Bug Bounty. And It Will Pay Them Up To $5,000.

It Is An Official Initiative Of The US Security Agency To Strengthen Its Systems Against A Potential Cyber Attack. Through This Initiative, Cybersecurity Experts And Hackers Will Be Able To Gain Access To Some External DHS Systems To Identify Vulnerabilities That Can Be Exploited By Malicious Actors.

Once The Vulnerabilities Are Identified, The Department Of Homeland Security Will Immediately Fixes Their Flaws As Well As Reward The Hackers With Money.

The Hack DHS Program Will Run For A Full Year and Once Completed They Will Develop A New Security Model That Will Be Replicated By The Rest Of The US Government Agencies.

To Be Eligible, First Of All, It Is Necessary To Have Knowledge Of How Windows And Linux Operating Systems Work, Says Federico Pacheco Director Of Ekoparty Academy.

Second, Cecilia Pastorino A Security Researcher At The ESET Lab, Recommends Training In Networks And Communications: “First Of All, It Is Also Necessary To Investigate How Two Computers Communicate With Each Other, How Data Travels, And How Encryption Works.

Finally, She Suggests Learning Programming And Learning About Variables, Methods, And Functions In Order To "Read The Code And Interpret What The Cybercriminal Is Trying To Do."