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 CSE P 590TU: Homeland Security / Cyber Security
 Autumn 2005
 

Welcome to Homeland Security / Cyber Security, Autumn 2005
University of Washington CSE P 590TU
UC Berkeley PP 190/290-009
UCSD CSE 291 (A00)

Instructors:
Chris Hartmann-Siantar, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ed Lazowska, UW Computer Science & Engineering
Steve Maurer, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
Stefan Savage, UCSD Computer Science & Engineering
Geoff Voelker, UCSD Computer Science & Engineering

Lazowska office hours: any time, CSE 570 / 206-543-4755, by appointment, or by email
Maurer office hours: any time, 307 GSPP / 510-848-3593, by appointment, or by email
Savage office hours: any time, CSE 3106 / 858-822-4895, by appointment, or by email
Voelker office hours: any time, CSE 3108 / 858-822-3323, by appointment, or by email
TA:
Jeff Bigham, UW Computer Science & Engineering, email

Thanks to our outstanding tech staff:
Rod Prieto and Fred Videon (UW); Marvin Motley and Arthur Yeap (UC Berkeley); Steve Hopper (UCSD); Tim Chou and Matt McGinley (MSR)


This course will provide an introduction to the technical and policy issues surrounding homeland security and cyber security.

The course is a 4-site distance-learning experiment involving the University of Washington, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and Microsoft. Lead instructors will be Ed Lazowska (UW Computer Science & Engineering), Steve Maurer (UCB Goldman School of Public Policy), Stefan Savage (UCSD Computer Science & Engineering), and Geoff Voelker (UCSD Computer Science & Engineering).

The course will meet Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:20 (the UW classroom is CSE 305; the Berkeley classroom is 290 Hearst Mining Building; the Microsoft classroom is 113/1159; the UCSD classroom is CSE 1202), with two 15-minute breaks at approximately 7:20 and 8:20.

For Berkeley students, the first course session will be Wednesday August 31. UW and UCSD students will join the course on Wednesday September 28. The final course session will be Wednesday December 7. The four Berkeley-only course sessions will focus on {homeland security - cyber security}. Of the eleven additional sessions, seven will focus on cyber security and the remaining four on other homeland security topics.

Note that during the week of September 12, class will be on Tuesday September 13, rather than Wednesday September 14!.

UW and UCSD students are encouraged to watch the first four lectures either live or archived. Instructions here.

Course requirements will include substantial reading, active class participation (to the extent possible given the crufty electronic format), a small-group "red team" exercise midway through the course, and a substantial small-group "white paper" at the conclusion of the course.

Lecture schedule and syllabus here (doc, pdf) -- still in flux, expect frequent changes!


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Announcements


Administrivia


Readings/Schedule


Lecture archive


Wiki

The Wiki is our course discussion area. Directions for how to set up accounts and use the Wiki are here.


Projects/Papers

Your performance in this course will be evaluated, very roughly, 25% on a small-group "red team" exercise midway through the course, 55% on a substantial small-group "white paper" at the conclusion of the course, and 20% on class participation (for the most part, substantive contributions to the Wiki).

Further information on the small-group "red team" exercise here.

Two of the better "Red Team" projects are available for your inspection here and here.

Further information on the small-group "white paper" term project available as Word or pdf.

"White Papers" are available for your inspection here.


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Box 352350
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