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

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!

[ Announcements | Administrivia | Readings/Schedule | Lecture archive | Projects/Papers | Wiki ]

Announcements

• 12/19/05: Histogram of UW course grades here (pdf).

• 12/18/05: "White Papers" are available for your inspection here.

• 11/12/05: Two of the better "Red Team" projects are available for your inspection here and here.

• 11/2/05: "White paper" term project information now available, in Word or pdf.

• 9/6/05: UW and UCSD students are encouraged to watch the first four lectures either live or archived. Instructions here.

• 9/2/05: During the week of September 12, class will be on Tuesday September 13, rather than Wednesday September 14!.

• 9/1/05: Text for Berkeley students -- please complete reading by September 21. (Recommended but not required for UCSD and UW students.)

• 8/31/05: Course email distribution list fixed so Californians can join; subscribe here. (Do not sign up in "digest" mode! You will not receive mail!)

• 8/20/05: Course email distribution list initialized; subscribe here. (Do not sign up in "digest" mode! You will not receive mail!)

• 8/19/05: Course wiki initialized; access here.

• 8/11/05: Skeletal course web created. The course will begin for UCB students on August 31. The course will begin for UW and UCSD students on September 28.

Administrivia

• Class schedule: Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:20pm, August 31 (UCB students) or September 28 (UW and UCSD students) through December 7.

• Class locations: UW: CSE 305 // UCB: 290 Hearst Mining Building // Microsoft: 113/1159 // UCSD: CSE 1202.

• Office hours: See above.

• Instructions for joining the class mailing list. (Do not sign up in "digest" mode! You will not receive mail!)

• Archived class mailing list.

Readings/Schedule

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

• Text for Berkeley students -- please complete reading by September 21. (Recommended but not required for UCSD and UW students.)

• Background cyber security readings and references

Lecture archive

• Transparencies, video, etc., available here. (Also, instructions for accessing the live webcast of the class.)

• Course technology overview (pdf here).

Wiki

Projects/Papers

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.

Computer Science & Engineering University of Washington Box 352350 Seattle, WA  98195-2350 (206) 543-1695 voice, (206) 543-2969 FAX [comments to lazowska at cs.washington.edu]