Hackers To Join Britain's Cyberspace Army

Gypo · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:16

Fomer computer hackers are being recruited for a British cyberspace army, as the UK seeks to defend itself from the growing risk of web terrorism and espionage.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK...y_Centre_Opened_To_Combat_Cyber_Attack_Threat

It doesnt supply a link where you can sign up, would they except winnuke95.exe as previous experience?

Seriously though, good to see the government doing this, positive step forward in making our high security websites and servers even more secure plus adding a deterrent.

Reminds me of the big cyber war between PCA and ICW in india and pakistan for years they would deface and take down each others websites until they came to a 'cease fire'.

Booner! · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:17

Surely all it takes is one of these hackers to turn sour and you have a major security breach?

sidthesexist · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:19

About time we had something to counter the Chinese/Russian cyber threat, the problem is though what is there to stop this Orwellian style government we have from using these people against the average British person?

tibbsey · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:22

I read the link as this:

/http://news.sky.com/skyNET/

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Energize · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:24

Booner! said:
Surely all it takes is one of these hackers to turn sour and you have a major security breach?

Same goes for anyone in the government.

Tripnologist · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:24

Gypo said:
It doesnt supply a link where you can sign up...

If you need to be told where to sign up, you're not good enough to be considered.

shauncr91 · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:24

Tripnologist said:
If you need to be told where to sign up, you're not good enough to be considered.

Gypo · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:27

Tripnologist said:
If you need to be told where to sign up, you're not good enough to be considered.

Ev0 · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:30

Surely this is just a GCHQ recruitment drive

Nothing new, they've been hiring people with these skills for donkeys years, just now they have a spin off 'national cyber security centre' for them.

They have a rolling recruitment for specialists usually.

Booner! · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:31

Booner! said:
Surely all it takes is one of these hackers to turn sour and you have a major security breach?

Energize said:
Same goes for anyone in the government.

Yeah but I like to think you can trust them. Home hackers who spend their days breaching sites, stealing bank account details and using botnets aren't surely don't carry the same level of trust?

platinum87 · 25 Jun 2009 at 18:49

Booner! said:
Surely all it takes is one of these hackers to turn sour and you have a major security breach?

surely it would take 1 man with any weapon to sort out this breach

ikillbears · 25 Jun 2009 at 19:04

sidthesexist said:
About time we had something to counter the Chinese/Russian cyber threat

Does this stuff actually really happen ? Surely if there so open about it wouldn't they ' be all up in their grill ' over the issue. Also how do they go about there fiendish attacks ? P.S. dam commies!

sidthesexist · 25 Jun 2009 at 19:07

zhx said:
Does this stuff actually really happen ? Surely if there so open about it wouldn't they ' be all up in their grill ' over the issue. Also how do they go about there fiendish attacks ? P.S. dam commies!

He told BBC Radio 4's PM programme the UK faced coordinated cyber attacks "on a regular basis" from other countries including Russia and China.

And he confirmed that the British government had approached the Russian and Chinese governments to ask them to stop the attacks.

"We have had a dialogue with them in the past and I wouldn't want to go into what goes on in terms of debate at the moment," he told the BBC.

Sauce

Inquisitor · 25 Jun 2009 at 19:09

Booner! said:
Yeah but I like to think you can trust them. Home hackers who spend their days breaching sites, stealing bank account details and using botnets aren't surely don't carry the same level of trust?

I doubt they're hiring black hats. Any "hacker" they hire will likely be subject to a very thorough background check.

Ev0 · 25 Jun 2009 at 19:10

zhx said:
Does this stuff actually really happen ? Surely if there so open about it wouldn't they ' be all up in their grill ' over the issue. Also how do they go about there fiendish attacks ? P.S. dam commies!

very much so sadly

Gypo · 25 Jun 2009 at 19:24

Ev0 said:
very much so sadly

Look up ICA vs PAC, huge cyber war between pakistan and india.

We should start one against the frogs or krauts, slimey toads!

GreatAuk · 25 Jun 2009 at 19:41

Booner! said:
Yeah but I like to think you can trust them. Home hackers who spend their days breaching sites, stealing bank account details and using botnets aren't surely don't carry the same level of trust?

It does say 'former'. I hear there are lots of ex-hackers working for anti-virus companies as well, so it's not unheard of hackers turning good.

NathanE · 25 Jun 2009 at 20:36

Gypo said:
It doesnt supply a link where you can sign up, would they except winnuke95.exe as previous experience?

Really? I remember that. That was quite popular.