Re:The Internet is too unsafe: We need more hackers
by scaryclam on Sunday June 28, 2020 @01:24PM
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I worked at a company where we did this. It was indeed fun, and we learned some things about our system that showed up some security issues. It also made everyone think more about what a curious attacker could do in a short amount of time.
As for your proposition - I agree. A simple way to do this would be to have, for example, a day a month where the organization's engineers try to break into their own system.
It's common to write tests and follow best practices here and there, but developers often won't actually dedicate some serious time to actively try to break into their own system as an attacker.
I think this could be fun and beneficial for all involved.