Agenda — Meeting 1, Thursday, July 17, 2026 (2-hour summer Zoom)

Built from the Lecture 1 variant of the summer template. No assigned reading today; today’s two topics are Overview / threat modeling and Why Cryptosystems Fail.

Time	Min	Block	Notes
0:00–0:15	15	Introductions + expectations	Round-robin — name, school, one security question they have
0:15–0:35	20	Syllabus tour	Compressed schedule (index.md), grading, breakout format, AI policy
0:35–1:05	30	Lecture: Overview + threat modeling	Deck: slides/01-Overview/ — assets, adversaries, capabilities; Trusting Trust
1:05–1:15	10	Break
1:15–1:40	25	Lecture: Why Cryptosystems Fail (light framing)	Deck: slides/01-WhyCryptosystemsFail/ — Anderson’s ATM failures; implementation ≠ crypto
1:40–1:55	15	Short breakout (“meet your room”) + report-back	breakouts/overview.md — rooms of 3–4 pick Breakout A or B; keep it low-stakes, goal is learning the Zoom-room flow
1:55–2:00	5	Wrap + reading preview	Next meeting: Ethics (Bit-by-Bit) + Key Management (PKI)

Reminders (from template notes)

• Drop today’s two topics in chat at the top; point students to docs/breakouts/overview.md.
• Pre-assign breakout rooms (3–4 per room); pop into every room once.
• Report-back is mandatory — one student per room, 60–90 seconds.
• Break the 30-min lecture block into ~10-min sub-segments with a chat prompt between each.
• Cold-call warmly by name; cameras encouraged in breakouts, not required in main room.