Security, Privacy, and Politics in the Computer Age

Tufts University
Experimental College
Spring 2007

Assignments

Assignment Due Notes
Final Project Absolute Due Date: Thursday, May 3rd at 5 PM Awareness Training (Mass Production)
Debate Thursday, April 19th Topic: Vulnerability Disclosure

RECAP:

Key points from white hats:

  • Vendors can be more responsible for their actions
  • Good software design is critical
  • Training in secure software development is necessary for all developers
  • Being informative is good

Key points from vendors:

  • It is critical for a business to maintain a good image
  • All businesses face limited resources (e.g., time, money, and good personnel)
  • Customers come first
Design Project 2 Due Friday, April 13th Small-Scale Electronic Voting System
Design Project 1 Due Thursday, March 29th CorporateSpace
Expert Panel Session Thursday, March 15th Topic: Security and Privacy in Higher Education: Current and Future Challenges
Position Paper 2 Due Thursday, February 22nd
Homework 3 Due Tuesday, February 13th
Homework 2 Due Tuesday, February 6th
Position Paper 1 Due Tuesday, January 30th
Homework 1 Due Tuesday, January 30th

mchow@cs.tufts.edu