COSC 511 Questions for February 1, 1999


1.  What does information warfare mean to you?  It does not have to be
the same as described in the book.

2.  What was your general perception of hackers coming into this course?
What sources contributed to this perception?  Did your perception change
after reading the first part of the book?

3.  What are the implications of electronic civil disobedience as practiced by
the Electronic Disturbance Theater (Denning, p. 73-74 and Web site in
readings)?  How does such "hactivism" affect political discourse 
and action?  Is it ethical? 

4.  What types of IW operations are you potentially vulnerable to as an
individual?  What do you or could you do to defend against those
operations?

5.  What types of IW operations is Georgtown University potentially
vulnerable to?  What losses would GU suffer from those operations?
Could GU be ruined from an IW attack?

6.  What do you perceive as the greatest IW threat to your country of
citizenship?  How likely is that to occur?  Do you think your country is
prepared to handle it?

7.  How do you reconcile the different accounts of the Iraqi viruses in
Denning, p. 5 and Adams, pp. 38-39?

8.  Analyze the Bill Clinton - Monica Lewinsky story in terms of
information warfare.  What operations were performed, by whom, against
what information resources, and for what purpose?  What were the gains
and losses?  Pick at least 5 types of operations.