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Short Paper Topics (3-5 pages)
*Read and compare computer crime laws from at least 2 states.
*Read and discuss SEI's CMM (see
www.sei.cmu.edu). Find out CMM levels for at least 2 major companies.
*Digital watermarks are hidden codes that can provide proof
of ownership (see CACM, 41.7, 1998, 31ff). Describe different
strategies for inserting and extracting digital watermarks. What are the
practical applications of this new technology?
*Imagine that you are in charge of security for a company that
maintains Internet access from its systems. What policies, procedures,
and user training would you implement to keep your system secure? What
sort of firewall would you put in place?
*Compare some government and business ethics policies. Some
examples are below:
Class Presentation Topics
(10-15 minutes. Get approval
and schedule a date for the presentation before beginning research.)
*Read and report to the class on Mike Godwin's Cyber
rights. Random House, 1998. Discuss the chapter, "When Words
Hurt," in detail. What are Godwin's conclusions? Do you agree?
*Read
and report to the class on Cliff Stoll's Silicon Snakeoil.
*Read and report to the class on Laszlo Mero's
Moral Calculations. (You might try his dollar gambling
experiment in class!)
*What agencies investigate computer related crime? Take a look
at J. Littman's book:
The Fugitive Game and report on some of the problems involved
in tracking and prosecuting hackers.
*Read and report to the class on a current event, new legislation,
or technology that has ethical implications. You might start with ABC News or CNN. Ideas: Melissa and Chernobyl
viruses, the Y2K problem , Anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft, etc.
References and direct quotes should be properly footnoted.
Show that you have done some research for full credit.
Avoid paraphrasing so that
you don't inadvertently plagiarize. It should be clear which are your
words and which are someone else's! Papers that do not cite references
will not be accepted. When citing web pages, include a sentence or
two that indicates why you thought this web page was a valid source of
information.
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