Dark Readings reports on Shane Kelly passing the tests for the Certified Ehtical Hacker certification.

Kelly turned to computing as "an escape" from bullying amd became quite proficient.He earned the certification at New Horizons Learning UK in Birmingham.

I congratulate him for the accomplishment. I hope that he will develop his skills beyond the certification course and such.

Some general comments about "learning" hacking, nothing to do with Shane Kelly per se...

Hacking is something I do not believe can be fully taught by any set of courses. Oh, the courses may help but there's much more to "hacktitude". Also, among hackers the certs are just paper; it is what the person can do that matters. Employers might go by the paper certifications, but real life situations will sift out the "paper tigers". Being adaptable is crucial because the technology is changing.

Some people say I am a "certifiable" ethical hacker.. or least "certifiable. <g>
J.D. Abolins