U.K. Employs ‘Naughty Boys’ to Battle Other Hackers | Threat Level | Wired.com

I must have been a hacker as well!


Great Britain has launched a new cyber security command center to help combat network intruders and forge offensive attacks against opponents.
The country has hired a number of former hackers to help staff the new Cyber Security Operations Center, which will begin functioning in September.
“You need youngsters who are deep into this stuff…. If they have been slightly naughty boys, very often they really enjoy stopping other naughty boys,” said Lord West, who was appointed Britain’s first cyber security minister."

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