http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/09/national/nisc-to-begin-hiring-white-hat-hackers-in-fiscal-2015/
The Japan Times
March 9, 2015
To cope with cyberattacks, the government plans to hire so-called white
hat hackers who use their sophisticated techniques and knowledge to
protect rather than destroy.
The government will hire several private-sector computer experts in fiscal
2015, which starts next month. The government accepted applications from
candidates in January and is currently screening them.
The number of white hat hackers on salary will rise to about 10 in stages.
They will work for up to five years as civil servants, helping to combat
their ideological opposites: “black hat” hackers.
The National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity
(NISC), was launched in January at the Cabinet Secretariat to strengthen
measures against computer attacks. Its staff is to surpass 100 within the
next fiscal year.
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