How about...

Sociology:
-A study of Hackers. Their ethics - hackers versus crackers. You could talk about the tools they use to protect the networks they are entrusted with. Show some screen shots of the applications, some commands they would use to trace an IP address, and monitor network activity etc.

History/Biography:
-The brilliant Linus Torvalds. How, as a young man, he managed to kick-start a revolution from his small apartment in Finland. That would be inspiring You could have time-line charts etc. and visuals. You could also include screen shots of source-code.[?]

Tools:
-An indepth report on NMAP. There is a lengthy interview with Fyodor on Slashdot: the source-code is also available at insecure.org, and you could include that. You could also include the Man page.[?]

http://interviews.slashdot.org/artic...tid=172&tid=95


Viruses/law:
You could dissect a common virus. You can sometimes find virus dissections through the bugtrack mailing list. Discuss virus writers' motives. The different ways that viruses spread. Laws and penalties if a virus writter is caught.