This tried-and-true tutorial provides attendants with a comprehensive overview of security issues relevant to e-learning. Even though security has become paramount in many other areas of Web-based business, research in e-learning is still hardly concerned about the issues of security and privacy.
The tutorial has already been presented at three conferences, including EDMEDIA 2003. Based the feedback of these tutorials and ongoing research work this year's tutorial will offer insight to recent advances in computer security.

The tutorial web site is available at http://www.e-learning-security.org. Follow the link "Tutorial" and register with a valid email address.

Target Audience
- Authors creating e-learning content.
- Teachers using e-learning systems.
- Managers responsible for the selection and maintenance of e-learning programs.

Objectives
After attending the 1.5h tutorial the audience will be able to answer following questions:

Authors
Why is security relevant when creating content?
Which kind of threats are there?
Which assets should I protect?
mmm- Texts, Images
mmm- Links,
mmm- Exams, Solutions
mmm- Programs and Interactive Examples
How can I protect the aforementioned assets?
Are there ways to impede illegal use through smart design?
How much additional effort will be required?

Teachers
Why is security relevant when using e-learning?
Which kind of threats are there?
Which assets should I protect?
mmm- Texts, Images,
mmm- Links,
mmm- Exams, Solutions
mmm- Programs and Interactive Examples
Does standardization (of e.g. exams) undermine the freedom of academia?
How can I determine the level of risk exposure of my exam questions?
How can I make my lecture "secure"? Will it have a negative impact on my "honest" students?
How much additional effort will be required?

Manager
Which organization issues are relevant to security?
How is security influenced by
mmm- infrastructure
mmm- buildings and floor layouts,
mmm- organizational workflows
mmm m(e.g. how are exam results handled to eventually affect grades?)
How can a manager make a good case for security so that teachers, authors and students will support him?
How much additional effort will be required?

Contents
According to the wishes of the audience following topics will be covered; clearly, all topics will focus on specifics of Web-based E-Learning
- Introduction to Security
- Security Risk Analysis
- Security Patterns
- Common Security Weaknesses
- Techniques to protect digital content
- Privacy, Feedback and Assessment of Students, Authors and Teachers

Presenter
Edgar Weippl holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science, and an M.A in Business Administration. He taught courses on computer security at the university of Linz, Austria, the polytechnic university Hagenberg, Austria and Beloit College, WI, USA. Currently, he is creating a chapter on security in e-learning in a multi-university e-learning project (http://www.planet-et.at). He gave tutorials at other conferences and actively participates in the scientific community (refer to the attached CV for additional details). Previously, he worked for three years in a non-profit research organization focusing on security and is now assistant professor at the Institute for Software Technology and Interactive Systems Vienna University of Technology.