US companies recruit former hackers
Corporations hire “e-security consultants” as cyber-attacks now average one a week.
Published On 5 Sep 2011
Cyber-attacks on US corporations now average one a week and hackers in recent months have targeted Mastercard, Visa and Amazon.
A survey of 50 large US companies found they spent 56 per cent more on cyber security this year. Some companies are recruiting “e-security consultants”.
As Kristen Saloomey reports, many of them are former hackers.
Source: Al Jazeera