A recurring plot for thrillers, detective programs and major motion pictures involves the hiring of a miscreant, perhaps an expert safe cracker, to break-in to a facility in order for the employer to develop a better security system.

Looks like the U.S. government is learning from fiction. Officials attended Defcon in Las Vegas to recruit talented hackers to safeguard American network systems.

What I wouldn’t give to be a fly on the wall… it reads like an upcoming ALIAS episode.