NSA merging anti-hacker team that fixes security holes with one that uses them
by Danny Yadron in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#12RTA)
US spies will have to choose between keeping hackers out or acting like them to gather intelligence, going against recommendation of computer security experts
A reorganization of the National Security Agency could increase pressure on US spies to choose between keeping hackers out - or acting like them to gather intelligence.
This week, the NSA is expected to announce an internal reshuffling that will merge its defensive and offensive cybersecurity missions, two former US officials said.
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