Schedule | Intro to Usable Sec. and Priv. (Fall 2025)

Course Schedule of Topics and Due Dates

Meeting Date Topic Reading Assignment
1 Mon, Aug 25 Intro to Security and Usable Encryption Reading 1 HW1
- Due Fri, Sep 12
Mon, Sep 1 No Class -- Labor Day
2 Mon, Sep 8 Research Methods in USEC HW2
- Due Wed, Sep 27
3 Mon, Sep 15 Intro to Privacy Reading 2
Mon, Sept 22 No Class -- Holiday HW3
- Due Wed, Oct 3
4 Mon, Sep 29 Security Warnings and Permissions Reading 3 Deep Dive
- Topics Due Wed, Oct 10
- Presentations Oct 20 - Nov 3
5 Mon, Oct 6 Passwords and Password Managers Reading 4
6 Mon, Oct 13 Phishing, Spam and Ethics Reading 5 Project Proposal
- Due Wed, Oct 22
7 Mon, Oct 20 Deep Dive Presentations 1 Reading 6
8 Mon, Oct 27 Deep Dive Presentations 2 Reading 7 Project Protocol and Ethics Report
- Due Wed, Nov 5
9 Mon, Nov 3 Deep Dive Presentations 3 Reading 8
10 Mon, Nov 10 Yoshi Kohno (Georgetown) - Compute Security Trolly Problems Reading 9
Mon, Nov 17 Project Update Meetings 1
Mon, Nov 24 No Class – Thanksgiving Break
11 Mon, Dec 1 Guest Lecture - TBD Reading 10
Mon, Dec 8 Project Update Meetings 2 Project Reports and Posters
- Due Dec 15
TBD Project Report Poster Show Case (Final Exam Period)