Re: [ossig] MICROSOFT ASKS COLLEGES TO TEACH HACKING

[Seah Hong Yee <hongyee@polyscientific.com.my>]

On Friday, March 21, 2003, at 09:18 PM, Nan Phin wrote:

> Posted March 21, 2003 6:00 AM Pacific Time
>
> Microsoft is working with a number of universities in several
> countries to set up courses that teach students how to write
> secure code, the company said Friday. The University of Leeds
> in England is the first to announce such a course.

Is this a joke? Out of all people, MSFT should be the model what not to 
do in security class.

> As part of an 11 week module that will start in January next
> year, third-year undergraduates at the University of Leeds
> will be asked to hack into software and fix any security bugs
> they find, Nick Efford, senior teaching fellow at the School
> of Computing, University of Leeds, said.


> For the full story:
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/21/HNmsteachhack_1.html
>
>
> --
>
> best wishes.
> /nan phin
>
> Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
>
>
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