You are one of the top students in your university’s computer science program of 100 students,

and you have agreed to meet with a recruiter

from the Department of Homeland Security. Over

dinner, he talks to you about the increasing threat

of cyberterrorist attacks launched on the United

States by foreign countries and the need to

counter those attacks. The agency has a strong

need for people that can both develop and

defend against zero-day exploits that could be

used to plant malware in the software used by the

government and military computers. At the end

of the dinner, the recruiter turns to you and asks:

“Would such a role be of interest to you?” How do

you respond?