Teaching students to hack: curriculum issues in information security

Authors:
Patricia Y. Logan;Allen Clarkson
Affiliations:
Marshall University Graduate College, Charleston, West Virginia;Independent Consultant, San Antonio, TX
Venue:
Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
2005

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Abstract

Teaching "hacking" as a legitimate means of training students in how to protect a future employer's data assets has been introduced into courses with increasing frequency. The introduction of "red teaming" and attack-based exercises into information security courses presents a potential ethical problem. This paper explores the issues involved in designing an information security course with lab components that involve destructive actions.