Australia's infosec students prepare for cyber battle Allie Coyne itNews 3 September 2015 http://www.itnews.com.au/news/australias-infosec-students-prepare-for-cyber-battle-408850
... teams will be asked to demonstrate the ability to break into networks, systems and web applications ... ... The students will be tasked with thoroughly assessing the enterprise's systems by pentesting its web-based intranet and corporate network ... [I wonder how the Cyber Security Challenge stacks up against the computer crimes provisions in the Criminal Code Act 1995, Schedule 1 at ss. 476-478 and the Telecommunications offences at ss. 473-475 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/cca1995115/sch1.html [Is there an 'it's okay with consent' clause? [Or does the competition rely on some 'it's okay if the government breaks the law' provision? [For clarity: I think pentesting, and student competitions, are good things.] -- Roger Clarke http://www.rogerclarke.com/ Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 6288 6916 http://about.me/roger.clarke mailto:[email protected] http://www.xamax.com.au/ Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
