15.580 Sem. in Information Technology - Focus on Cybersecurity
Spring 2016
Instructors: Nazli Choucri, Stuart E Madnick
Lecture: M 1:00-3:00 (E53-485)
Information:
Meets with 17.S952
Announcements
Introduction and Syllabus Overview
Spring 2016
CYBERSECURITY
17.S919 / 17.S952 / 15.580
Room E53-485
Monday 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Professor Nazli Choucri Professor Stuart Madnick
Political Science Department Sloan School of Management
With participation of
Joel Brenner (CIS), David D. Clark (CSAIL), Howard E. Shrobe (CSAIL), and Michael Siegel (Sloan)
Course Description
Part I is an overview of the cybersecurity arena; multidisciplinary perspectives, anchored on Internet, but indicating varieties of views, threats, definitions, ambiguities; the goal is to frame a general “model” – in static form – to represent sources, operational dynamics, and impacts – technical & political. Key themes are identified; these are covered & carried throughout course, with modularity & connections
Part II focuses on transition from problem and theory to “realities” defined in geostrategic, political & economic terms; covering case narratives, metrics, data issues, emergence of new markets surrounding cybersecurity; new actors & entities; new businesses – as well as diverse strategic playing fields.
Part III covers national & international formal & informal responses, highlights resilience vs. vulnerability of overall cyber-ecology, including actors, entities & activities, expected vs. actual impacts; challenge &, problems – as well as proposed solutions.
Course Syllabus
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Week/Date |
Details |
Instructor |
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PART I CONTEXT, CONCEPTS & CONTENTIONS |
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1 |
February 8 |
Introduction - Context, Meanings, Impacts, Uncertainties |
Choucri/Siegel |
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2 |
February 16 |
New Global Challenge – What We Know & Not Know |
Choucri |
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3 |
February 22 |
Cyberspace – Internet Architecture & Complexity of Security |
Clark |
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4 |
February 29 |
International Institutions to Address Cyber Threats |
Choucri |
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PART II COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES – CASES & CONDITIONS |
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`5 |
March 7 |
National Security – Cyber Threats, & Potentials for Cyberwar |
Brenner |
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6 |
March 14 |
Failure Points & Control Fields |
Clark |
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7 |
March 28 |
Markets for Malware & Vulnerabilities |
Siegel |
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8 |
April 4 |
Management‘s Role in Cybersecurity: Cybersafety Analysis of the TJX case |
Madnick |
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PART III POLICY RESPONES – STRATEGY & IMPLICATIONS |
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9 |
April 11 |
Policy & Prospects – Views from Computer Science |
Clark |
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10 |
April 25 |
Insurance for Cybersecurity & other Imperatives |
Shrobe |
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11 |
May 2 |
Understanding the Role of Organizational Cybersecurity Culture |
Madnick |
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12 |
May 9 |
Alternative Future: What Next? |
Choucri/Madnick |
Course Requirements
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· Active Seminar Participation |
· Mid Term Essay |
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· Critical Approach to Materials |
· End of Term Essay, OR |
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· Class presentation – format to be announced |
Research Paper |
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· Special Assignment – introduced in class |
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Contact Details
Professor Nazli Choucri E53-493, nchoucri@mit.edu , or
Professor Stuart Madnick E62-422, smadnick@mit.edu
Announced on 03 February 2016 1:13 p.m. by Stuart E Madnick
