COSC 511 Information Warfare:

Terrorism, Crime, and National Security

Fall 1998

Prof. Dorothy E. Denning

Description of Course

Course Requirements

Schedule and Readings

September 14: Introduction to Course and Information Warfare

September 21: Information Warfare in Context

September 28: Open Sources, PSYOPS and Perception Management

October 5: Insider Threat, Espionage

October 12: Signals Intelligence, Fraud, and Sabotage (no class)

October 19: Computer Break-ins, Hacking, Masquerading, Cyberplagues

October 26: Computer Crime Investigations; Secrecy and Authentication

November 2: Monitors, Gatekeepers, Risk Management, Incident Handling

November 9: The IW Threat

November 16: Defensive IW Policy and Programs

November 23: Encryption Policy

November 30: IW Policy and Ethics

December 7: Wrapup

Other On-Line Readings