Students Sign Up For Computer Hacking

[Haptic]

More Universities Offer Hacking Courses As Govts And Frims Look To Counter Cyber Criminal Threat | Technology | Sky News

[Arcath]

intresting, aslong as the ethical hackers dont use what they are being taught to fund thier uni experience, or worse

[Soulfish]

I did several security courses while at university. Courses with the title "Crypto Attacks and Counter measures" or "Topics in Privacy and Security" tended to attract a fair number of people.

 

I learnt a great deal about both conventional and unconventional attacks from courses like that. Teaching people how a system can be broken is one of the best ways of figuring out how to fix them and secure them in the future.

[dhicks]

as long as the ethical hackers dont use what they are being taught to fund thier uni experience

 

Could make for a nice, simple course from the teacher's point of view - set one assignment: "Break in to the University's marks database and give yourself an A..."

 

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David Hicks