Teaching Hacking at College

Presented at DEF CON 15 (2007), Aug. 3, 2007, 6 p.m. (20 minutes).

Last semester I taught a new course in "Ethical Hacking and Network Defense" at City College San Francisco. I had legal, ethical, and practical concerns about this class, so I took several precautions to protect the students from one another, and others from them. The course was a success--it was full and popular, and there were no security problems (at least none that I found out about). We have built hacking into our Computer Networking and Information Technology program. The topic is important and exciting for the students, and reinforces their security knowledge. I encourage other college teachers to do the same.

Presenters:

• Sam Bowne - Part-time Instructor, City College of San Francisco, Computer Networking and Information Technology Department
  Sam Bowne: Degrees: B.S. in Physics, Edinboro University of PA; Ph.D. in Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Industry Certifications: Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician, Network+, Security+, Certified Fiber Optic Technician Sam Bowne has been teaching at CCSF since 2000.

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-15/dc-15-speakers.html#Bowne
• https://infocon.org/cons/DEF CON/DEF CON 15/DEF CON 15 video/DEF CON 15 - Sam Bowne - Teaching Hacking at College - Video.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj_RR7F000s

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