Innovative ways of teaching security

From: Andy Cuff [Talisker] <talisker(at)networkintrusion.co.uk>
Date: Sun Jul 13 2003 - 17:16:22 EDT

Hi
We came across a set of Top Trumps from Network Associates based on a variety of viruses out there in the wild. Now we were a little too busy to drop everything and have a game of Top Trumps, though we did all pick a card and the earliest release date had to make a fresh pot of coffee.

Now with a limited intellect such as mine it doesn't take a great deal to impress, but it lead me to think what other bright ideas there are out there to teach by stealth and have a laugh. Exploit and Vulnerability Snap or Defaced Site Monopoly?

I'm a great believer in passion driving people towards security, this seems to be improving as the wages for security professionals drop, though I'm still waiting for the next "big bang" band wagon to entice the financially driven amongst us away from what I love. But let's face it reading books is a little boring and Capture the Flag takes quite a few resources.

PS are there any good database security courses that run in the US, we seem to have captured the market in the UK and I've been asked this very question by an individual that doesn't want to come to this side of the pond.. Can't say I blame him the women are ugly and the decent beer is warm!!

take care
-andy

Taliskers Network Security Tools
http://www.networkintrusion.co.uk

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Received on Mon Jul 14 13:27:16 2003