[Year 12 IT Apps] Enhancing IT Security

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Here is an interesting partnership suggested by Sharon Gesthuizen, my
cousin in the Netherlands parliament. The suggestion of working closer
together with a local community of professional amateurs is not a new
one but formalising this relationship is. It does sound better than
letting adhoc attacks find holes in your security.

> “The security of IT systems can only be properly tested by subjecting them to cyber attacks within an actual, working internet environment. Such an attack should obviously be conducted by an expert; within the hacker community one can find a lot of those geniuses. By organizing a joint effort, enabling these hackers to execute targeted attacks, within an overall setup facilitated by the government, IT security can be put to the test in the best possible way.”

http://vrritti.com/2012/08/29/dutch-politician-sharon-gesthuizen-have-hacker-community-and-government-work-together-to-enhance-it-security

Regards Roland Gesthuizen