Kate Knibbs

  • Why Hackers With Sketchy Pasts Should Avoid ‘Hack The Pentagon’

    Why Hackers With Sketchy Pasts Should Avoid ‘Hack The Pentagon’

    The US Department of Defence launched a new program last week, “Hack the Pentagon”, to reward hackers for pointing out security flaws in some of its public-facing websites. It’s a bug bounty, the same kind of program that most big tech firms use to encourage hackers to help instead of harm. The program budget is…