Should GOV.UK Run A Bug Bounty?


Cyber Security is of vital national importance. As the United Kingdom places more of its infrastructure onto the Internet, bugs and glitches go from minor inconveniences to full scale national emergencies. Suppose, for a moment, that a hacker were to interrupt payment processing for banks, or tamper with the UK's water supply, or cut off the phone lines. The economic damage alone could run into the billions. Anyone discovering such a flaw could illegally exploit it for their own gain, or…

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