Wednesday March 02, 2011

Rules Keep Hackers From Helping Government

Please raise your hand if this article comes as a surprise to you. No hands? Anyone? Hello? Is this thing on?

Friendly hackers and other computer whizzes who could help bolster government's cyber defenses often are unable to collaborate with the Homeland Security Department because of outdated policies that Congress and the White House must reform, former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge said on Tuesday.

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