Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Hackers hack because they are skilled and curious. They often report what they find — despite sometimes facing legal threats — in order to help make people safer. Many hackers care deeply about the world around them. A hacker uncovered security holes in hospital medical pumps, causing an unprecedented recall of the device by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Why? Because like others before him, he was a hospital patient. If hacking to help defend a government aligns with their motivations, then hackers will help. Many still fear government, because they fear incarceration. Many hacking activities became felonies over 30 years ago with the creation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 1984, and similar anti-hacking laws around the world. Many hackers, who disagree with government practices like the mass surveillance that the Edward Snowden leaks unveiled and the F.B.I.’s fight with Apple over creating a backdoor to an iPhone belonging to one of shooters in the San Bernardino attack, may choose not to help governments, as a silent protest. So what can governments do to encourage skilled hackers to come forward, hackers who would actually be willing to help? Create an open invitation and safe harbor […]
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