CSCE
727: Information Warfare
Spring
2007
Instructor:
Csilla Farkas
Class
time: T, Th
Classroom:
SWRG 2A07
Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): CSCE
522
Course objectives:
The objective of the course
is to provide the students with an understanding of information warfare
principles and technologies. This course
is intended to be appropriate for a broad range of professionals interested in
information security. The main units of
the proposed course are: 1) basic information warfare concepts, 2) offensive
information warfare, and 3) defensive information warfare. Vulnerability and risk analysis methods and
current information warfare technologies are presented. In addition to cyber security, physical
security, ethics, and legal considerations are also addressed during the
course.
Basic Bibliography
Required:
Recommended:
·
Silent Warfare Understanding the World of Intelligence
By Abraham N. Shulsky and Gary J. Schmitt,
Brassey’s, Inc. Third Edition, ISBN: 1-57488-345-3
·
Strategic Warfare in Cyberspace
by Gregory J. Rattray, MIT Press; 2001 , ISBN: 0262182092
Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday
Homework
·
Homework 1, Due Febr. 1,
2007
·
Homework 2, Due
·
Homework 3, Due April
26, 20007
Tests
·
TEST
1: