Professor 'Packetslinger' Assigns Questionable Task

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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Yeah, this site is full or professionals

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It may come as no surprise that the author of this article made so many logical fallacies in her rant. She probably hasn't taken English 101. Neither, apparently, has the web designer (who made at least two errors in the above quote).