Information Security and the Global Cyber Threat Environment

Catalog description

This course introduces information security students to relevant geo-strategic topics meant to familiarize them with global cyber threat environment. The course begins with a discussion highlighting the role of WWII-era initiatives that eventually led to the development of the Internet while highlighting the role of culture and sociology in the development of technology. The course then moves to a discussion of the general vulnerabilities associated with the Internet resulting from interconnected nature of its design and introduces students to the concepts of determining “attribution” and using “deterrence” in cyberspace. Students will also be introduced to the history and organization of United States cyber offensive and defensive capabilities, as well as the U.S.’s four major adversaries in cyberspace (Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. Finally, students will become familiar with the vulnerabilities inherent in the global supply chain, to include examples of how cyber technology has been used to attack the supply chain system. Lecture Hours: 3 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit College Restrictions: The Graduate School Program Restrictions: 1MS-CYMT-MS Cybersecurity Management and Technology Schedule Type (Primary): Asynchronous Instruction Click here for the Schedule of Classes.