Professor 'Packetslinger' Assigns Questionable Task

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday March 1, 2006 @08:46AM from the applications-flooding-in-for-the-school-of-loose-screws dept.

mrowton writes "A professor at an undisclosed university recently assigned a practical for his computer-security class. The practical, which is worth 15 percent of the students final grade, requires students to perform reconnaissance on an internet server using tools available in the public domain. While the university is allowing the practical to continue it has also stated that the techniques should not be performed on their own web servers. If students are caught performing any scans against university computers then it would prompt: "Disabling their student account and referring them to the Student Dean of Corrections." The assignment was enough for SANS to dub him 'Professor Packetslinger of the School of Loose Screws.'"

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Re:In related news... by Omaze · 2006-03-01 09:24 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Also in related news:

Conducting reconnaisance on a used car by kicking the tires or requesting vehicle histories is illegal.

Looking at houses becomes a terrorist activity.

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