The United States Department of Defense (DoD) "Hack the Pentagon" program has been a great success with more than 100 bugs being reported by White Hat hackers.

The program saw more than 1,400 White Hat hackers taking part in the program with awards reaching up to $15,000 for vulnerabilities.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said: "They are helping us to be more secure at a fraction of the cost," Carter said. "And in a way that enlists the brilliance of the white hatters, rather than waits to learn the lessons of the black hatters."

The program ran from April 18 to May 12th and required all hackers to be subject to a background check. However, hackers were denied access to critical and highly sensitive systems of the Pentagon.

At the start of the program, Carter said: this effort would "strengthen our digital defenses and ultimately enhance our national security."

Source: The Hacker News