Hi Logan,
I read
http://logan.hackers.mu/2015/10/security-experts-in-mru I
noticed the following:
http://www.elandsys.com/~sm/crestconsulting-mu-compromised.png How
come nobody else reported that?
I agree that most people view security as an "add-on". From your blog article:
"After doing a short presentation, on Heartbleed, we gave ample time to
participants to come up with a working code, and a reasonable
explanation. Heartbleed is fairly old: it happened in 2014.
2 months later, and we still didn't receive a single submission."
Isn't it too much to expect a LUGM member to write an "exploit"?
'There are many self-proclaimed "Hackers" and "Security experts"
in Mauritius. However, none of them are able to understand Heartbleed
in a detailed manner.'
Are you referring to me? :-) I leave it to you to determine whether
I would be able to understand Heartbleed in a detailed manner.
"We need security experts who can understand the small details of security
flaws and come up with reasonable counter-measures to protect our
CyberInfrastructure. This requires a LOT of mental effort & time
investment."
I agree with you that security requires a lot of effort and time. As
you mentioned, the person would need to understand the small details.
"However, I get the impression that most students are more interested
in Computer Security as a fashion trend . Few want to do the hard
mental work."
In my opinion, you may be asking too much of undergraduate
students. It requires much more than hard work; the person would
need to have someone with expertise in the security area to guide him/her.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Sun Nov 01 2015 - 07:24:07 PST