Future of Cybersecurity Working Group (FCWG)

INFO 290 lec. 004 CCN 17223 (1 credit)
Th 11:00-12:00
Room 205 South Hall

Instructor: Andrew Reddie, Professor of Practice, School of Information

Organizers: Chris Hoofnagle, School of Law; CLTC participants.

We will discuss cybersecurity policy among a group of graduate, professional, and undergraduate students.

This course is open to law students, graduate students, and undergraduates (with permission). Undergraduates should be prepared to read and engage at a level commensurate with your graduate school peers--there's no "back benching" this seminar.

Assessment

Students are expected to participate in weekly discussions, to pose questions to guest speakers, and to post reflections on readings. We will use Ed Discussion for these purposes.

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.

BCLT Certificate

Law students: Hoofnagle courses count toward's BCLT's certificate program.

Course Materials

Our book for this semester is Nicole Perlroth's This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race (2021 Bloomsbury). This book is less than $20 on Amazon. It is also free online through the Berkeley Library Overdrive subscription: https://search.library.berkeley.edu/permalink/01UCS_BER/s4lks2/cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781635576061 

All other readings will be free on bCourses.

Sometimes readings are 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. 

Learning More About Cybersecurity

Be sure to check out Cybears

Tech Skills are Learnable---Don't be Intimidated

If you are feeling at sea with the technology involved in cybersecurity and hacking techniques, you might explore the self-paced, online courses on LinkedIn Learning. We have a site license to it. LinkedIn Learning has over 100 courses on cybersecurity!

To log in, you need to use this link and your calnet: https://hr.berkeley.edu/development/learning/online-learning 

The quality of these videos vary, but some are excellent. Consider:

• Cybersecurity Foundations
• Penetration Testing Essential Training
• Inside the Breach
• Ethical Hacking

In addition, instructor Hoofnagle created a Technology for Lawyers Workshop (TLW). TLW teaches Web (Google "hacking), computer (efficiencies), and Microsoft Word skills. It can be taken anytime; you can self-enroll here: https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/enroll/YCXH8X  

Course Schedule

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