USING WEBCASTS TO

TEACH COMPUTER

SECURITYCharles Frank

Northern Kentucky University

WEBCASTS “A media presentation distributed over

the internet”. Webinar: web-based seminar. Podcast: downloadable.

WHY WEBCASTS Computer security is a dynamic field. Students can benefit from learning

about current trends, hearing from experts, and seeing what vendors offer.

Spice up a course from the usual routing of textbook readings, lectures, and labs.

ROLE OF WEBCASTS Webcasts do not replace lectures,

homework and programming assignments, and labs.

Show an occasional webcast in class. Assign a webcast as homework and

require a report on it.

COURSES Computer security for computer

information technology majors. Software security for computer science

majors.

SILVER BULLET SECURITY PODCASTS Gary McGraw, author & software

security expert as interviewer. 25-30 minute interviews. Guests: Ross Anderson, Richard Bejtlich,

Brian Chess, Jeremiah Grossman, and Eugene Spafford.

http://www.cigital.com/silver-bullet/

OWASP PODCASTS Open Web Application Security Project. OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities in both

security classes. 25-30 minute interview. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWAS

P_Podcast#tab=Latest_Shows

OWASP APPSEC TUTORIAL Breaks down software security concepts

in a friendly video of around 10 minutes. SQL injection and XSS. https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWAS

P_Appsec_Tutorial_Series#Episode_List

BRIGHTTALK WEBCASTS Information security channel. Recent webcasts on cloud security, data

loss protection, social engineering, and cryptography.

http://www.brighttalk.com/webcasts

(ISC)2 THINKTANK On BrightTALK search for (ISC)2 Recent webcasts on BYOD, Identity is

the New Perimeter, and Cybercrime, who are the attackers.

One hour series of talks plus Q&A. (ISC)2 sponsors CISSP, CSSLP

certifications.

VENDOR WEBINARS Example: Tenable Network Security

Nessus vulnerability scanner http://www.tenable.com/expert-resource

s/webinars

WEBINARS IN OTHER COMPUTER AREAS Stanford University On-demand

webinars Programming methodology Key issues in distributed systems http://myvideos.stanford.edu/oce/semin

ars.aspx#Computer%20Science

OTHER MATERIAL NY Times, WSJ, SC Magazine articles YouTube videos

BENEFITS Continuing education for me in

computer security. Students can hear from experts

discussing the latest issues. Webcasts provide a break from lectures

and traditional assignments.

BENEFITS Provide a source for continuing

education for students once they complete their degrees.

Introduce students to the information security profession.

WEBSITE http://www.nku.edu/~frank/SecurityWeb

casts.html