Re:The FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They A...
by badlucklottery on Monday September 05, 2016 @03:10AM
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>Do they really force applicants to disassociate with their friends and family
Anecdotal but it wasn't enforced at all. I suspect it was a CYA measure for firing someone with undesirable connections but no illegal activities.
Re:The FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They A...
by skafjvhs on Monday September 05, 2016 @03:08AM
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Well, they make everyone sign the papers, and they frequently polygraph. It's risky to get a clearance if you are breaking the rules. You'd have to keep your story straight, and have the ability to defeat test anxiety. Maybe that's a good process if you are trying to find a good spy. Not very good for recruiting a hacker.
I hear they bend the rules for extraordinary candidates - maybe that applies to all hackers these days.
Re:The FBI Says It Can't Find Hackers to Hire Because They A...
by AstralStorm on Monday September 05, 2016 @03:21AM
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Using a broken lie detection methodology? Is that even legal?
Polygraph evidence is not admissible in US courts anymore.
No wonder they're having problems finding candidates. Hackers are probably way more likely to use certain drugs like weed, MDMA and psychedelics than the general population, due to their intellectual curiosity and intelligence levels (which I assume are significantly higher than the average).
Do they really force applicants to disassociate with their friends and family, like in Scientology, or is it just a rule they only care really about in the most serious cases (if friends are dealers or have drug problems etc)?