COSC 511 Information Warfare:

Terrorism, Crime, and National Security

Prof. Dorothy E. Denning

Note: This is for spring 1997. It will be revised for spring 1998 shortly.

Description of Course

Course Requirements

Schedule and Readings

January 13: Introduction to Information Warfare

January 27: Targets and Threats

February 3: Cyberspace Attacks and Vulnerabilities

February 10: Cryptography

February 24: Information and Infrastructure Protection

March 3: Cybercrimes and Investigations

March 17: Psyops and Perception Management

March 24: Information Warfare and the Military

April 7: Intelligence in the Information Age

April 14: Ethics of Information Warfare

April 21: Information Warfare Policy and Strategy

April 28: Future of Information Warfare

Student Projects

Information Warfare Database - with more than 100 incidents - compiled by Doug Casey, Joe Gugliotta, and Mark Sample , Spring 1997.

The Evolution of Information Warfare - by Heather Yeo and Hadley Killo, Spring 1997.