Cybersecurity, Global Politics and Resiliency

Catalog description

Provides an overview of global cybersecurity preparation and resiliency. Because international cybersecurity threats change rapidly and because complete protection for most systems is impossible in an interconnected world, a significant amount of cyber policy focuses on improving mechanisms of preparation and enabling multiple forms of resiliency. The general idea is that attacks cannot be prevented or fully anticipated so creating more flexible, redundant and multi-faceted systems is a useful policy. Each week's readings are related to themes including: understanding core vulnerabilities, types of attackers and targets, modes of deterrence and encryption systems and tools. Engages the special challenges raised by attribution and outlines how to conceptualize and ensure system resiliency. Provides a critical overview of central ideas, concepts and terminology for better engaging of cybersecurity preparation and resiliency as a key element of global security.