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Grex Internet Item 168: Hacking assignment may leave students out to dry
Entered by nharmon on Wed Mar 1 18:52:23 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

10 responses total.

#1 of 10 by rcurl on Wed Mar 1 19:06:58 2006:

What's illegal about *scanning* a network?

#2 of 10 by nharmon on Wed Mar 1 19:44:10 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.

#3 of 10 by rcurl on Wed Mar 1 20:29:28 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?

#4 of 10 by nharmon on Wed Mar 1 20:38:20 2006:

I think that would be akin to giving permission.

#5 of 10 by cross on Thu Sep 14 19:46:57 2006:

What's illegal about going up and testing people's doorknobs to see if they
locked their doors?

#6 of 10 by rcurl on Thu Sep 14 20:20:05 2006:

Trespass?

#7 of 10 by tod on Thu Sep 14 20:37:32 2006:

re #5
You should use the knockers before trying for a knob.

#8 of 10 by albaugh on Thu Sep 14 20:56:54 2006:

Dr. Frankenstein:  What knockers!

Inga:  Thank you, doctor.

--Young Frankenstein

#9 of 10 by tod on Thu Sep 14 21:06:06 2006:

Doc Frankenstein had chirpies.  Its a canary-ial disease and un*tweet*able.

#10 of 10 by cross on Sat Sep 16 02:34:18 2006:

Nyuk nyuk nyuk...

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