Homeland Security bug bounty program uncovers 122 holes in its systems

The first bug bounty program by America's Homeland Security has led to the discovery and disclosure of 122 vulnerabilities, 27 of which were deemed critical. In total, more than 450 security researchers participated in the Hack DHS program and identified weaknesses in "select" external Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) systems. …

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm not sure about the statement...

'the first phase of Hack DHS enabled us to find and remediate critical vulnerabilities before they could be exploited'

How can they be sure they weren't exploited?

A good idea to have some testing done though.

[oiseau]

Another word?

Thinking of another word for this US govt department's name

Hmm ...

Maybe another name:

Homeland Security Cheese?

O.

[nijam]

Out of interest, does "remediate" mean "remedy"?

[fidodogbreath]

Or, better yet, "fix?"