Neuron just fired: Didn't UoC have some kind of CompSci course loosely related to this? Hmmm.... rummage, rummage, rummage... Aha! The course I was thinking of is called "Computer Viruses and Malware" aka Computer Science 527.
Not really the same thing, but at least they start talking about Network Security. Might be worth pinging the faculty with the idea and see if they can offer any insights. On Wed, 2008-09-17 at 17:28 -0600, Andrew Anderson wrote: > While I agree with the concern, and that (and much much more) is definitely > going to need to be addressed, I feel that generating some momentum and > fostering the spirit of the idea can be far more productive for now? > > :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of John Jardine > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:00 PM > To: CLUG General > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] hacker spaces > > I like the idea but I think we'd need to define what kind of liability > we expose ourselves to. Specifically - if some id10t decides to try to > hack mega-bank from the facility - can we get hung out to dry on some > kind of "enabling" law? > > The U.S. and U.K. have gone down this route with predictable results: > guilt by association. > > Something to think about. > > On Wed, 2008-09-17 at 15:11 -0600, Shawn wrote: > > On Wednesday 17 September 2008 13:14:09 Gustin Johnson wrote: > > > One possible solution was to tie the hacker space to a commercial > > > entity, such as a coffee shop. You would have most of the > > > infrastructure in place anyway (Internet access, physical space for > > > people to sit etc.) which would be overhead costs for the business. > > > This is not without its own set of challenges but I have seen examples > > > of this very model in other countries. > > > > Only issue I see here is that the "hacker spaces" seems to imply physical > > hacking as well. Meaning tools. So a coffee shop may not be the best > bet. > > > > Maybe a local business with a shop might be interested in sponsoring this > sort > > of thing? Easy/free marketing, and the insurance issues would probably > > already be taken care off. > > > > Just a thought. > > > > Shawn > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
