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Winter quarter course registration SLN is 9266; see the [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/WIN2005/cse.html CSE winter quarter time schedule] for details.
 
Winter quarter course registration SLN is 9266; see the [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/WIN2005/cse.html CSE winter quarter time schedule] for details.
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The course will be graded on a credit/no-credit basis.  To receive credit, students are expected to participate actively in the seminar.  Active participation means regular attendance, doing assigned readings, preparing for and participating in discussions, and possibly volunteering to lead a discussion one week.  (Details of the volunteer discussion leader aspect are still being worked out, as they depend on how many guest speakers we find.)
  
 
==Schedule overview==
 
==Schedule overview==

Revision as of 19:33, 9 December 2004

Society and technology seminar: CSE 590 SO, Tue 12:30-1:20, CSE 203 (room subject to change, check back here for details)

Winter 2005: Computer security: legal and technical perspectives

In recent years, the insecurity of networked computers has emerged as a major issue on the national stage. Software security flaws regularly make headlines, and incur tremendous social costs in money, time, privacy, and peace of mind. Why isn't software secure? What can be done to make it secure? The answers to these questions require an understanding of both technological issues, and the universe of social and legal issues that surround the technology. This course aims to bring together people from law, computer science, and other backgrounds, so that both groups can bring their expertise to bear on the problem. Enrollment is open to all students, and no prior expertise in law or computer science is expected.

The course will be divided into two segments:

  1. In the first half, we will provide an overview of the technology issues to people with non-computer science backgrounds, and an overview of the law to people with non-legal backgrounds. The goal of these sessions will be to provide a foundation of shared knowledge to all students, so that later discussions can build on that knowledge.
  2. In the second half, students will lead/facilitate discussion on a number of targeted topics where the law and technology interact. Enrolled students will work with course organizers to prepare their presentation. Classes in the second half will be discussion-driven to the extent possible.

Winter quarter course registration SLN is 9266; see the CSE winter quarter time schedule for details.

The course will be graded on a credit/no-credit basis. To receive credit, students are expected to participate actively in the seminar. Active participation means regular attendance, doing assigned readings, preparing for and participating in discussions, and possibly volunteering to lead a discussion one week. (Details of the volunteer discussion leader aspect are still being worked out, as they depend on how many guest speakers we find.)

Schedule overview

  1. tech intro: thinking about security
  2. tech intro: software development and software reliability
  3. technical aspects of improving computer systems
  4. law intro: contracts & torts
  5. law intro: economic legal philosophy
  6. vendor liability
  7. certification processes: products, processes, people
  8. criminal law approaches?
  9. public policy approaches
  10. quality of information in the computer security market

More in-depth planning and notes on the items above: see Software security seminar

Notes and discussion