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January 30th, 2012, 07:25 GMT · By Eduard Kovacs

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Romanian President Offers Hackers for NATO's 'Smart Defense'

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Prior to the meeting that takes place today in Brussels with NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Romania’s President Traian Basescu revealed in a press conference that the Balkan country could have a great contribution to the cyber defense of member states.

“Romania could be an important contributor to the ‘Smart Defense’ concept regarding cyber security – we have so many talented hackers that could be utilized in a positive manner for the protection of cyber systems possessed by NATO member states,” President Basescu said.

Local reports hint that Romania may offer hackers to NATO because they can’t afford to purchase the 48 fighter jets requested by the organization.

We’ve contacted local Anonymous hackers to find out what they think about the president’s statement.

From their point of view, black hats would never agree to work with state authorities, but on the other hand, they believe that white hats may be “corruptible” enough to offer their services in exchange for the right amount of money.
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Comment #1 by: tsg on 17 Feb 2012, 16:22 UTC reply to this comment

What this really says is 'that if we dont hire these people someone else will and that will leave all of us in the lurch and vulnerable'...

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