1. Required readings: (each is quite short)
"Passwords + Pictures = SECURITY?" from Kipliger's magazine, June 2007
and at least one from among:
"The Top Five Digital Threats to Your Business", Forbes, June 14, 2006.
"The bounty hunters", The Economist, July 19, 2007
any of Bruce Schneier's computer security articles.
2. Required writing:
Write one-half to one page about your thoughts about Internet security. E.g.
Do you maintain different passwords for different sites? Do you know if you
have "good" password(s)? Do you worry about the trustworthiness of various
sites or the level of personal information you're sometimes asked to reveal?
Have you encountered any unusual or interesting security/password/authentication
features on Internet sites? (If so, which?) Do you have any thoughts or questions
about the articles you read?