University opens school for hackers
A degree course in computer hacking has been launched by a Scottish university in response to industry demand for IT security experts.
The University of Abertay in Dundee will run the Bachelor of Science undergraduate course in “Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures” starting in the next academic year in October.
Around 30 students will be enrolled in the course, which the university says will provide a graduate with knowledge of how illegal computer attacks can be performed and how they can be stopped.
The course catalog description says: “In the same way that police detectives need to know how thieves can steal, computer systems administrators need to know what hackers can do.”
I for one can see this being quite a good course if they can teach it right.
Via: Cnet News
1 thought on “University opens school for hackers”
andrew247 June 20, 2006 at 9:06 pm
Something good finally comes near me. 😀
Didn’t the university think of the graduates choices after they’d left?
They’re like:
1) Make £30000 – £50000 per year legally woking as a security tester; or
2) Make a few million £££s each year through credit card theft, selling information, etc.
And I believe in this day and age, money talks.
It looks like fun though – and being a security tester would be very interesting.