Cybersecurity professional Jacob Riggs supplemented his 858 Visa application by expertly hacking an Australian Government website, according to news.com.au. An 858 (Global Talent) Visa is an extremely rare visa, typically reserved for fewer than one per cent of applicants worldwide, with only 79 granted last year; typically to internationally outstanding talents.
The London tech guru’s visa was granted, after he took less than 2 hours to hack the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website and then reporting it to authorities as proof of his expertise. The hacking was all done by the book and for the benefit of Australian cybersecurity. “All security testing referenced was lawful, authorised, and carried out under DFAT’s own Vulnerability Disclosure Policy,” he told news.com.au.
“DFAT handled the report quickly and professionally. The disclosure was just one component of my 858-visa application and was used to evidence my technical capabilities, not as the basis of the application itself.”
As a successful visa applicant, Jacob can now live and work in Australia permanently, with access to public healthcare and the option to apply for citizenship or sponsor relatives to make the move. Riggs argues that cybersecurity experts don’t “have a trophy equivalent of an Olympic gold medal. There’s no singular hallmark of excellence you can lean on, so everything comes down to what you’ve actually done,” he said.
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