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University defends virus-writing class
Despite harsh criticism from some security professionals, the University of Calgary isn't backing down from its plan to have students develop viruses and malicious software as part of a course. The university says its "Computer Virus and Malware" course will take place this fall.
"After consideration of all the facts, the University of Calgary's Department of Computer Science will continue to offer the 'Computer Virus and Malware' course as originally planned," wrote Dan Seneker, coordinator of community relations, faculty of science, for the university, in an E-mail to InformationWeek.
Besides defending its decision to go ahead with the course, the university also outlined safeguards it will put in place so the viruses written by students in the lab don't end up wreaking havoc on the Internet.
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