Scottish University teaches computer hacking

MattVortex · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2006, 6:17 am

Look at this article:

http://www.contractoruk.com/news/002715.html

I was quite interested when i first saw this. People actually being specifically taught how to break into other people's computers.

What are your thoughts on this?

Adbot · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2006, 6:17 am

Kyle · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2006, 6:29 am

kinda weird, hacking is a skill, but rele shoulnt be thaught in a school. Guess if i went to that school id take that class. Hope they dont teach the wrong kid who ends up hacking in goverment.

Nate · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2006, 6:54 am

There's good hacking and bad hacking. Good hacking is changing source code for your needs. Bad hacking is stealing someone's personal information.. So all in all, I'd really like a hacking course my self, would help with linux.

MattVortex · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2006, 7:36 am

Thats actually computer cracking.

Ask a hacker what "hacker" means, and they will tell you "programmer". A cracker is actually someone who breaks into computers, and that course is teaching cracking.

Here's the link to the actual university who are doing it:

http://www.abertay.ac.uk/Courses/CDetai ... 01.001.002

Brad · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2006, 7:38 am

Well it says the course is called "Ethical Hacking And Countermeasures" so i doubt the teacher will be handing out tips on how to bring down the goverment.

MattVortex · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2006, 7:47 am

Brad wrote:

Well it says the course is called "Ethical Hacking And Countermeasures" so i doubt the teacher will be handing out tips on how to bring down the goverment.

No, they wont tell you how to bring down the government.

They'll tell you how to bring down the government's computers. XD

Adbot · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2006, 7:47 am

Craig Clive · **Posted:** August 21st, 2006, 3:31 am

it is startin to be taute as a skill so mabey in the future there will be buisnesses specaily for computer hacking... lol i doubt it but mabey

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** August 21st, 2006, 4:16 am

It's not like you can't find information on this type of stuff online anyway, sure it's harder to learn but people still do it.

At least that course teaches them how to counter it, well, i guess it does.

Not to meantion it can be a full time job - i know a lady who used to get payed to hack into companys computers, she'd do it and tell them how she did so, that way they could improve there own security systems.

Jeff · **Posted:** August 21st, 2006, 9:07 am

Yes, indeed true. This can be a full time job. Even the government would need someone to do this. It is a skill if you use it wisely.

Panda200x · **Posted:** August 21st, 2006, 11:50 am

There are multiple methods built-in to windows and linux (i think on linux anyway.) It would be useful for future computer administrators to get back on after forgetting a password (white-hat) but not for bringing down governments (or governments, MasterOfthevortex.)Which is black-hat :p
Governments wouldn't be supported by computers completly especially if the leader cant use one (probably bush

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