COSC 511 Information Warfare
Terrorism, Crime, and National Security

Fall 2001

Prof. Dorothy E. Denning

Description of course
Course requirements

Schedule and Readings

Overview of Information Warfare
September 10: Introduction to Course and Offensive and Defensive IW

Offensive Information Warfare
September 17: Open Sources, Privacy, and Intellectual Property Rights
September 24: Psyops and Perception Management
October 1: Espionage and Signals Intelligence
October 15: Computer Hacking and Cybercrime
October 22: Hacktivism and Cyberterrorism

Defensive Information Warfare
October 29: Cryptography and Authentication
November 5: Intrusion Detection, Incident Handling, and Forensics
November 12: Information Security

National and International Security Issues
November 19: National Cyber Defense
November 26: International Policies, Laws, and Ethics
December 3: Wrapup


Other Resources
Georgetown Essays in Information Warfare -- student essays
More On-Line Readings
Denning's Home page: http://www.cs.georgetown.edu/~denning/