Should The Government Hire Hackers (more) ?
Linus Torvalds says in his Prologue that, for the hacker, "the computer itself is entertainment, "meaning that the hacker programs because he finds programming intrinsically interesting, exciting, and joyous (The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age by PEKKA HIMANEN)” Many private companies have been hiring hackers not to be confused by crackers (Someone who enjoys hacking for malicious purposes) who are bad. As a matter of fact many states and including ours have created competitions to fine talented hackers and hire them into the government. In 2011 U.S federal agents attended a convention known as defcon. According to an article written by Gerry Smith, “as cyber-attacks co...