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CSCI 1600, Fall 2021

Homework 6 - Safety, Security, and Privacy

Due 11/05/21 at 11am

Instructions

Submit these in slide format (ppt, pptx, or pdf) with each section on a different slide. Please do not put your name on the PDF, so that we can anonymize grading in Canvas. Number the questions/question parts. Questions in blue are optional/questions for you to think about to yourself.

You are graded on good-faith effort, not correctness. This means that you should attempt to answer every question, and if you did not reach an answer, you should describe your process and where you got stuck.

More cautionary tales

(adapted from an exercise by Philip Koopman).

This formula will compute which prompt you answer, based on your name. For example, I get “13”, so I would research the third tale below (Tesla ConnMan). Replace my name with your full name, no spaces, to get your answer.

Similar to the time and date nightmares in homework 3, research and present the cautionary tale (software bug/failure) corresponding to the formula answer you computed above. Include:

  1. (1 pt) Number and title of the bug

  2. (2 pts) Citations of any sources used (author name, date, article title, publication source, URL)

  3. (1 pt) A representative image (cited, if different source from above)

  4. (6 pts) A 3-5 sentence/bullet summary of what the bug/failure was, why it happened, and what the impact was

  5. Think about your recommendation of what could have been done to prevent the problem, but do not write it down on the slide.

Cautionary tales:

  1. Stuxnet (choose a target)
  2. Ariane 5
  3. Horizon (British post office scandal)
  4. Mars climate orbiter
  5. Boeing 737 MCAS
  6. Ukraine power grid malware
  7. “Lanborghini” typo update
  8. Gangnam style view count
  9. Windows calculator bug
  10. AT&T switches
  11. Mariner 1
  12. USS Yorktown
  13. Tesla ConnMan
  14. Fortress S03
  15. GE radiology password
  16. Phillips Hue smart lightbulbs
  17. Casino fish tank thermometer

You may be asked to present your story in class, which will be the participation grade of the homework. If you presented a time and date nightmare, you will not be asked to present for this homework (the participation grades of the homeworks will be combined).