Hacker High School Starts to Spread

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Hacker High School Starts to Spread

Posted by Zonk on Saturday April 9, 2005 @07:30AM from the get-em-young dept.

thelordx writes "Hacker High School, an initiative from the non-profit Institute for Security and Open Methodology, pioneers of the OSSTMM have received some media coverage for their Hacker High School Program. It's a license-free open-source program that provides security and privacy-awareness teaching materials to teachers. Here's the link to the BBC stream and article about the project."

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Cource Selection by Anonymous Coward · 2005-04-09 07:46 · Score: 1, Funny

Basic Hacking 101
Intermediate Hacking 102
Advanced Hacking 103

Electives

Phishing
DDOS bot management
FBI Hacking basics
Virus writing
Port Knocking 101
Re:Bad name by tomhudson · 2005-04-09 07:55 · Score: 2, Funny

Nah, all they're doing is starting an "arms race".
Now, when the kids hack the system and change their grades, maybe some of the teachers will have enough of a clue to be able to restore them from a backup...
... then again, probably not ...
Lesson 1: Social Engineering. Student to teacher: What's your password? Teacher: I can't tell you that! Student: Here's some chocolate .. Teacher: May password is 1-2-3-4-5
... and the only way to pass is to... by Ted+Holmes · 2005-04-09 07:56 · Score: 2, Funny

... hack into the school records and change your marks :)

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Thoughts on the Emergence of Computing Intelligence
Re:no teaching the right things by Anonymous Coward · 2005-04-09 07:56 · Score: 2, Funny

Why should we teach them how to hack?
They have to be able to check the list of whether or not they've been accepted into their chosen colleges of course you insensitive clod!
Re:Noggonnawork by Marran+Gray · 2005-04-09 08:53 · Score: 2, Funny

Huh. I personally would ask, "So, you run a botnet?" Followed by, "What's your home IP address? I'd like to send you something." ; )

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"There are hundreds of game theorists at the gates, sir, and they want to hold an election!"
Uncomfortable Times at Hacker High by Njerd · 2005-04-09 09:43 · Score: 2, Funny

...worst senior prom ever!
1. Re:Uncomfortable Times at Hacker High by linguae · 2005-04-09 12:30 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Not unless I hack together a robot. A girl robot.
  
  This is going to be the best senior prom ever!
I thought this might be appropriate by Anonymous Coward · 2005-04-09 11:58 · Score: 3, Funny

Is your son a computer hacker?