Verkkothe pentagon has launched an initiative that challenges vetted hackers to break into government systems. The hack the pentagon scheme, the. Verkkothe program, “hack the pentagon,” is expanding the number of dod targets that ethical hackers can go after to try to ferret out vulnerabilities, according. Verkkothe defense department’s historic bug bounty pilot program uncovered nearly 140 previously unknown vulnerabilities in public dod websites and. Verkkothe new approach to cybersecurity comes following attacks on critical u. s. Companies and federal agencies, and as the pentagon eyes chinese hacking.