We're doing training sessions for journalists and NGOs on these topics right now (I'm off to NYC tomorrow to do a big session with Erin, the Latacora people, Maciej Ceglowski, and others). Let us know if you want to compare notes; we do this work professionally.
Can you share your notes/slides that are used to train journalists and NGOS? Content vetted by security professionals can go a long way in educating the general population. Eg- In this case OP might find your notes useful, but more generally, it would be a good starting point for anyone who wants to increase awareness about security in their local communities. Given the fact that even on HN there is objectively terrible security advice and recommendations floating around, security professionals' advice needs to be heard.
No programming or prior knowledge in cs is required, just an interest for a more cybersecurity-aware population! Fill out this form if you want to receive weekly updates on materials and slides!
Hi! The seminar is part of a program at UCLA called Undergraduate Student Initiated Education (USIE); it is specifically for undergraduate students who want to teach a 1 unit seminar. I have personally taken an upper division CS course on cybersecurity at UCLA, and my professor is my faculty mentor!
Teaching something is a great way of reinforcing the material for yourself, since to end up having to conceptualize the material in a few different ways to meet your students at their own level of understanding. I think it's cool that UCLA is giving undergraduates that opportunity.
Are there any deadlines involved or exams for those of us following online? Sorry if this sounds a bit off but I've never partaken in anything like this. Thanks!
No worries, there were others who also asked this question! There are no exams or deadlines; I'll be simply sending out a weekly email with the slides and relevant articles that we discussed in class.
UCLA creates gmail accounts for all students (if they don't already have one) so using Google products is standard. A lot of people are hating on him for using Google stuff, but not all of these decisions are up to him, he has to get them approved and Google is (unfortunately) pretty standard here
If any CS students are reading this, and want to get published, I know of a couple security-themed journals that are always looking for general interest articles. Something like "The state of security awareness within NGOs" is exactly what some are looking for. An article in a proper journal is a badge on any resume.
Our editorial board does read everything submitted. I cannot remember any article that has been published without at least some back-and-forth. I can promise that you will at least get some feedback, something many don't provide.
My original comment was downvoted and I didn't understand why. Now I think I know. I just learned that there's another really disturbing meaning of 88. It's used by Neo-Nazis as shorthand for "HH" since "H" is the eighth letter in the alphabet. (You get one guess what "HH" is shorthand for.)
That meaning is NOT nice. It's awful.
Sorry if my comment was interpreted to mean that I thought Neo Nazism or Hitler was nice. That is definitely not what I meant.
(What can I say? I've seen 88 in Chinese restaurants and stores. But I've never seen it used in a Neo Nazi way before. Ugh. Sorry folks.)
Yes, kfranc is the only undergraduate student teaching CS88S.
Other students teach other 88 courses. For example, I'm a neuro student, and if I wanted to teach a class on some topic then it would be NS88S.
