BleepingComputer.com: Kids Learn About Cyber Security

<img src='/images/misc/computer.gif' style='float:right' vspace='8' hspace='8'> <b>ROME, New York -- A group of students at Rome Catholic School are learning how to become the future defenders of cyberspace through a pilot program that officials say is the first of its kind in the country.</b><br /><br />Associated Press07:30 AM Mar, 11, 2006 EST<br /> <br /> The program teaches students about data protection, computer network protocols and vulnerabilities, security, firewalls and forensics, data hiding, and infrastructure and wireless security.<br /><br /> <div class='newslinks'><img src='http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/public/style_images/1/cs_page.gif'> <b>Link: <a href='http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,70396-0.html?tw=wn_technology_3' target='_blank'><font color='red'>Complete Article</font></a><br />

Good, then they can teach their parents!
John

[size=3]I hope that this program also emphasizes responsibility and ethics, or we may just be training a younger generation of virus programmers.

I'm with you on this oldcorpsgunny.
But as it stands, all knowledge can be used towards good or evil. Whether it be science, technology etc. etc.
It is up to each individual how they apply such knowledge.