COSC 511 Information Warfare:

Terrorism, Crime, and National Security

Spring 1998

Prof. Dorothy E. Denning

Description of Course

Course Requirements

Schedule and Readings

January 12: Introduction to the Course

January 19: Introduction to Information Warfare

January 26: Open Sources

February 2:  Insider Threat, Espionage

February 9: Signals Intelligence, Code Breaking

February 16: Computer Break-Ins

February 23: Deception, Masquerading, Trojan Horses

March 2: Psyops and Perception Management

March 9: Spring Break

March 16: Denial-of-Service, Cyberterrorism

March 23: Censorship, Encryption Controls

March 30: Information Security, Monitoring, Incident Handling

April 6: Secrecy and Authentication

April 13: Certification andAssurance

April 20: Managing Risks

April 27: Wrapup

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