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From The New York Times: N.S.A. Summer Camp: More Hacking Than Hiking

by Nicholas FandosARLINGTON, Va. — This is not your typical summer sleepaway camp.Bonfires and archery? Try Insecure Direct Object References and A1-Injections.The dozen or so teenagers staring at computers in a Marymount University classroom here on a recent day were learning — thanks to a new National Security Agency cybersecurity program that reaches down into the ranks of American high school and middle school students — the entry-level art of cracking encrypted passwords.Read the rest of the story at The New York Times.
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by Nicholas Fandos

ARLINGTON, Va. — This is not your typical summer sleepaway camp.

Bonfires and archery? Try Insecure Direct Object References and A1-Injections.

The dozen or so teenagers staring at computers in a Marymount University classroom here on a recent day were learning — thanks to a new National Security Agency cybersecurity program that reaches down into the ranks of American high school and middle school students — the entry-level art of cracking encrypted passwords.

Read the rest of the story at The New York Times.

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