Smart move; I applaud your initiative.

As for your boss, maybe he'd been telling QA for a while to quit using it. I'd imagine his anger was due to the fact that he was savoring that "see, I told you so" moment. Piss poor management, to be sure, but then again most of Them are. :)

Regardless, I would've done the same thing as you.

Flying Spaghetti Monster unimpressed.

Agreed 100%. While supposedly the country's best & brightest, Cadets truly aren't more than horny 21 year-olds (I was a cadet... trust me I know! ;).

Yes, the NSA could've SMASHED them in minutes. But the bigger concept here is to get the cadets to wrap their brains around the idea of a Pearl Harbor on the US' IT infrastructure & how to protect against it.

Assuming this exercise started this year (it didn't... just saying), we'll start to benefit in ~5 yrs, as these horn-dogs assume senior roles.

As a CGA cadet back in the day, I would've LOVED to have done this. Alas, this was in the early 90's before this competition became reality.

Alas, the Coast Guard has since completely eliminated the academy's CS major altogether (instead replacing it with some bullshit Op Analysis degree). Talk about being told your services aren't wanted anymore!

But screw 'em and their horrible decision; I make more than an admiral now, anyway.

This hacker is going to be SO fucked... I mean, WTF kind of idiot gives out his email address? And I presume he'll supply a back account for the "ransom." Unless, of course, he demands bags of money with $'s on the side.

Yes, they always have. But this one approaches idiocy.

Yet, I still subscribe.

Yes, but other major player is forging ahead with goodies like this?

I, for one, welcome our new Googly overlords.

Until, of course, they fuck it all up.