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November 23, 2016

DoD Opens .Mil to Legal Hacking, Within Limits

This post was originally published on this siteHackers of all stripes looking to test their mettle can now legally hone their cyber skills, tools and weaponry against any Web property operated by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), according to a new military-wide policy for reporting and fixing security vulnerabilities. Security researchers are often reluctant to report programming flaws or security holes they’ve stumbled upon for fear that the vulnerable organization might instead decide to shoot the messenger and pursue hacking charges. But on Nov. 21, the DoD sought to clear up any ambiguity on that front for the military’s substantial online […]