FCRG Future of Cybersecurity Reading Group
Future of Cybersecurity Reading Group (FCRG)
Info 290 Section 009
Course number: 34002
Mondays 12:40–1:30
South Hall Room 107
Lunch provided by CLTC
Instructors: Betsy Cooper, Executive Director, Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity & Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Adjunct Professor of Information and Law
This one-credit reading group, sponsored by the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, will discuss contemporary cybersecurity policy problems. The seminar will focus on future trends in technology, as well as the economy and politics, and how those are affecting cybersecurity policy. Topics may include encryption, autonomous vehicles, and the ethics of artificial intelligence.
Law students: this course starts on Monday, January 23rd. We will hold makeups to address the schedule disparity.
Assessment
Students are required to attend weekly 50-minute sessions, lead paper discussions (50%), and write two response pieces (50%). Response pieces are due on March 6th and April 24th. We will circulate a sign up sheet for discussion leadership duties. Here is a good template to use for your assignments.
APM-015 Part II statement
This course will deal with material concerning current events and exploration of government actions and their possible consequences. Class discussion will feature such material.
Course Materials
Luckily most of our readings will be in the public domain, and there is no appropriate textbook for our group. Some readings will be behind paywalls. In order to get the readings at no cost, you will have to use the Berkeley Library VPN or the Library Proxy. These tools enable you to obtain all UCB-subscribed journals and books from your home computer. If you have problems, see your helpdesk.
Readings
| Class# | Day | Date | Topic | Readings |
| 1 | Monday | January 23, 2017 | Introduction to cybersecurity (Cooper) |
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| 2 | Monday | January 30, 2017 |
The important players and institutions in cybersecurity Lead discussants: SV & MG |
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| 3 | Monday | February 6, 2017 |
Future of Cybersecurity 1 (Cooper) Lead discussant:AG |
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| 4 | Monday | February 13, 2017 |
Economic tensions in cybersecurity (Hoofnagle) Lead discussant:SV |
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| 5 | Monday | February 27, 2017 |
The challenge of attribution Lead discussant:SH |
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| 6 | Monday | March 6, 2017 |
The challenges in encryption policy (Hoofnagle) Lead discussant:MSdlC |
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| 7 | Monday | March 13, 2017 |
Comparative perspectives: US and EU cybersecurity diligence Lead discussant:KH |
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| 8 | Monday | March 20, 2017 |
Cybersecurity lenses: public health and nuclear war (Hoofnagle) Lead discussants:AR & GP |
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| 9 | Monday | April 3, 2017 |
Cybersecurity and the 2016 election Lead discussant:DG |
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| 10 | Monday | April 10, 2017 |
The Private Sector's Role; The Promise of Privacy by Design Lead discussant:MJ |
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| 11 | Monday | April 17, 2017 |
Cyberwar Lead discussant:MA |
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| 12 | Monday | April 24, 2017 |
Future of Cybersecurity: policy opions in a new administration Lead discussant:BVR |
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| 13 | Law Makeup | March 24, 2017 | Go to BCLT Privacy Law Forum or watch webcast | This conference is in Palo Alto, but the panels will be recorded. The first will focus on emerging cyber responsibilities. |
| 14 | Law Makeup | Attend one CLTC lunch talk over the semester |
Course Summary:
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This course content is offered under a CC Attribution Non-Commercial license. Content in this course can be considered under this license unless otherwise noted.