One of the best ways to test a new product is to let it loose on the people who are going to use it so that they can find it’s flaws. One of the best ways to test a new security product is to let it loose on the people who are going to hack the system so that they can find the flaws.

This is what WIBU-Systems do right now.Wibu-Systems USA is challenging hackers around the globe to take their best shot at cracking their encryption technology.According to the article posted by Brian Prince at Eweek.com Article, " It's a winner-take-all contest, and the prize is $40,000. It is slated to begin at 6 p.m. EST Jan. 31 and end at 5:59 p.m. EST March 14—or when someone defeats CodeMeter, Wibu's dongle-based anti-piracy tool, and shows the company how it was done. " .

So, if any of you “security specialists or good hacker” out there are interested in $40,000 and you have the skills to pull this off, this may be a good opportunity for you. Also, this could potentially land you a job with the company. Who knows? Give it a try...
Registration for the contest will begin in mid-January at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, and contestants will also be able to register at WiBu-Systems Website.


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