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nharmon
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Hacking assignment may leave students out to dry
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Mar 1 18:52 UTC 2006 |
So, a professor at an unnamed University gives an assignment that the
students are supposed to scan a network as though they are a security
contractor, and then report on it. Said professor doesn't remind his
students that doing so without permission is illegal. School backs the
teacher's assignment, and adds that anybody who scans their network
will be disciplined.
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1155
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rcurl
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response 1 of 10:
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Mar 1 19:06 UTC 2006 |
What's illegal about *scanning* a network?
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nharmon
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response 2 of 10:
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Mar 1 19:44 UTC 2006 |
As I understand it, nothing, until you find a vulnerability. At that
point it becomes illegal. I'm trying to remember where I heard that
from.
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rcurl
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response 3 of 10:
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Mar 1 20:29 UTC 2006 |
You can't know you found a vulnerability until you find it. Don't some systems
invite hackers to find vulnerabilities so they can correct them?
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nharmon
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response 4 of 10:
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Mar 1 20:38 UTC 2006 |
I think that would be akin to giving permission.
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cross
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response 5 of 10:
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Sep 14 19:46 UTC 2006 |
What's illegal about going up and testing people's doorknobs to see if they
locked their doors?
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rcurl
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response 6 of 10:
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Sep 14 20:20 UTC 2006 |
Trespass?
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tod
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response 7 of 10:
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Sep 14 20:37 UTC 2006 |
re #5
You should use the knockers before trying for a knob.
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albaugh
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response 8 of 10:
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Sep 14 20:56 UTC 2006 |
Dr. Frankenstein: What knockers!
Inga: Thank you, doctor.
--Young Frankenstein
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tod
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response 9 of 10:
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Sep 14 21:06 UTC 2006 |
Doc Frankenstein had chirpies. Its a canary-ial disease and un*tweet*able.
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cross
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response 10 of 10:
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Sep 16 02:34 UTC 2006 |
Nyuk nyuk nyuk...
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