COSC 511 Information Warfare
Terrorism, Crime, and National Security

Fall 2002

Prof. Dorothy E. Denning

Description of course
Course requirements

Schedule and Readings

Overview of Information Warfare
September 9: Introduction to Course
September 16: Introduction to Information Warfare

Offensive Information Warfare
September 23: Open Sources, Privacy, and Intellectual Property Rights
September 30: Espionage and Signals Intelligence
October 7: Psyops and Perception Management
October 21: Computer Hacking and Cybercrime
October 28: Hacktivism, Cyberterrorism, and National Security Threats

Defensive Information Warfare
November 4: Cryptography and Authentication
November 11: Information Security

National and International Security Issues
November 18: National Cyber Defense
November 25: Spy Museum
December 2: International Policies, Laws, and Ethics


Other Resources
More On-Line Readings
Denning's Home page: http://www.cs.georgetown.edu/~denning/