Tech | December 17, 2008 | 19 comments

Ethical hacking course launched

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/17/internet

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Want to be a hacker but worried about the ethical decisions involved? Don't worry as there's now a whole course aimed at people just like you, the 'ethical hackers course.'

The International Correspondence School is the first of its kind to offer lessons in 'ethical hacking' as a distance learning course, essentially meaning you can learn to hack from laid in bed.

Ethical hacking is regularly used by security companies who are trying to counter computer crime, with focus on "the methods used by criminals, and test computer systems for weaknesses that could leave them open to attack. They often conduct dummy raids and penetration tests to discover the security of a client's system.

Wonder if they'll be any hackers, hacking the course to learn about hacking...
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19 comments // Ethical hacking course launched

  • Luv_Jam
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      Luv_Jam  

    • really this is extremely interesting to me, this is the first time i have heard of this. And I would greatly be interested in signing up, it sounds like the career path would be a very fun one.

    • 4 years ago
  • pinkerbelle
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      pinkerbelle  

    • ...I think my boyfriend who goes to university of toronto for electrical and computer engineering and took that course last year or something and it's been around for at least a few years now

    • 4 years ago
  • VSBoD
  • nivlekio
  • wilmo1975
  • thorstein
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      thorstein  

    • You couldn't call it hacking. You'd call this network security training. Most IT professionals are poorly trained in this area as it is.

    • 4 years ago
  • assassiNATE
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      assassiNATE  

    • Ethical hacking has been around forever and there have been courses for it for quite some time. For instance, the CEH (certified ethical hacking) certification. A lot of network security professionals have it. Lot's of businesses pay good money to have people "hack" their network to find holes and things. That way they don't get screwed when the real thing happens. I'll have my CEH in March. So watch out! hahah

    • 4 years ago
  • Saladin
  • cerealforeal
  • Mr_Costello
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      Mr_Costello  

    • What? Students can study on the move and at hours to suit themselves? .. i foresee a rich profusion of attendance / success rates.

      Tut-Tut

    • 4 years ago
  • Inofuilwell
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      Inofuilwell  

    • Poor spelling North Americans who like to insult people should also take a hike.

      Brush up on your reading comprehension skills and spare us the name-calling, you flat broke moron.

      I say "Flat Broke" since you seem to have no software to alert you to what you spell incorrectly.

      Cheers, Bozo.

    • 4 years ago
  • islek
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      islek  
    • Inofuilwell:

      It almost can't feel insulting when the person is anonymously throwing poor grammar in one's general direction, can it? It's laughable and sad at the same time.

      However, to be devil's advocate, you did say "spare us the name-calling" and then called the person a moron...

    • 4 years ago
  • Inofuilwell
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      Inofuilwell  
    • Inofuilwell:

      AND "Flat Broke AND Bozo. Good catch. A pregnant example is a good way for people to see how stupid their posts look when they do that. Well said and duly noted (I hope by the original miscreant.)

    • 4 years ago
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