I recently read about the "Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures" degree being offered by a Scottish university. At first, I thought this was for a master's degree, and then I was really dismayed to see that this was a bachelor's-equivalent program. There are so many things wrong with that prospect, it's hard to know where to begin, but the story does raise some good questions about where degree programs fit into computer-related professions.

At Computerworld.

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