The US government has appointed a well-known hacker to
itsHomeland Security Advisory Council.
Jeff Moss founded the DefCon and Black Hat hacking conferences -
he is one of the world's most famous professional hackers,
operating under the alias of the Dark Tangent. But he has always
worked for corporations rather than targeting them.
Before joining the council Moss was a security consultant hired
to test company's systems, and a director at the Secure Computing
Corporation, where he helped established the professional services
department for the US, Asia and Australia. He has also worked for
consulting firm Ernst & Young in its information system
security division.
Moss was sworn in on Friday by defence secretary Janet
Napolitano. The move is the latest in a series of measures that the
US government is employing to tackle
cyber security.