Teaching children to hack safely

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100969059

By Jennifer Schlesinger and Sabrina Korber
CNBC.com
16 Aug 2013

Children enrolled in a program at Defcon, the annual hacker convention, in 
Las Vegas early this month learned computer security, coding and, yes, 
hacking. The program is run by r00tz Asylum, a nonprofit dedicated to 
teaching children to think outside the box.

"The ultimate goal of r00tz Asylum, like any other part of DEF CON, is to 
push the envelope on learning, go as lateral as possible," said James 
Arlen, a senior security advisor with Leviathan Security Group. "We spent 
so much time in parenting and education trying to stick to the rules, and 
Defcon has been for the last 21 years about breaking the rules.

"Maybe if you put a bunch of science and math and technical stuff in a 
play setting, the kids will accidentally learn something," he said.

This year, 175 children participated.

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