New academy teaches ‘ethical hacking’

To protect computer networks against attacks, students learn to ‘think like a hacker.’

At the brand-new Hacker Academy, here in the Windy City, students learn about phishing schemes and ping sweeps, malware, firewall breaches, and the sort of advanced Google tricks that can quickly unearth classified documents.

But it’s not nearly as shady as it sounds.

By Amanda Paulson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

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