Week of April 7th-11th, 2014

UPDATE: on Friday, April 11th, Mr. J's homeroom will take the midterm first, at 7:35, and Mr. J's regular 2nd period class will take midterm second, at 9:00

Monday:

• Read Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web and turn in this worksheet.
• TCP/IP try-at-home due. Here are the worksheets:
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Mac OS X
• Note: if you run into problems with any of the commands, take your answer from these screen shots -- what you would have seen if it had worked.
• Continue with discussion of internet technology, TCP/IP try-at-home, DNS reading

Tuesday:

• Complete discussion of internet technology
• Give out "official" internet vocabulary definitions
• Give out review sheet for midterm
• Wrap up internet technology, begin unit on computer security
• Ransomware video: FBI Ransom Computer Virus
• Readings for today:
• New Fast-Spreading Virus takes Internet by Storm (1999)
• Slammed! An inside view of the worm that crashed the Internet in 15 minutes (2003)
• The Facebook Virus Spreads: No Social Network is Safe (2008)
• What is a Drive-By Download? (2013)
• Think You're Safe at Starbucks? Think Again. (2013)

Wednesday:

• Why not do a current event?
• Video (in class): Business Casual G-Men
• Readings:
• Email Phishing and Scams (2011) -or- How Phishing Works (from HowStuffWorks) or both if you're so inclined. . . 
• Creepster of the Week: Webcam Hijacker Gets Six Year Sentence (2011)
• Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords As You Type (2006)
• Growing Target for Identity Thieves: Kids (2006)
• Security Firm Discovers Global Spy Campaign (2013)

Thursday:

• Opportunity to review and ask questions before midterm
• If time remains, students can study for midterms or start readings for next week

Friday:

• Midterm - homeroom takes it at 7:35, 2nd period takes it at 9:00