http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nsa-is-looking-for-a-few-good-hackers/2011/08/02/gIQAXZAbqI_story.html By Tabassum Zakaria The Washington Post August 2, 7:34 PM The National Security Agency has a challenge for hackers who think they’re hot stuff: Prove it by working on the "hardest problems on Earth." Computer hacker skills are in great demand in the U.S. government to fight the cyberwars that pose a growing national security threat -- and they are in short supply. For that reason an alphabet soup of federal agencies -- DOD, DHS, NASA, NSA -- are descending on Las Vegas this week for Defcon, an annual hacker convention where the $150 entrance fee is cash only -- no registration, no credit cards, no names taken. Attendance is expected to top 10,000. The NSA is among the keen suitors. The spy agency plays offense and defense in the cyberwars. It conducts electronic eavesdropping on adversaries, and it protects U.S. computer networks that hold super-secret material -- a prime target for America’s enemies. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2011, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 30-Aug 4, offering over 60 training sessions and 9 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit: http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Wed Aug 03 2011 - 02:48:22 PDT
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