Law, Policy, and Politics of Cybersecurity

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This course explores selected topics in the law, policy, and politics of cybersecurity. Of specific interest will be a historical understanding of the development of the internet and how that history laid the foundation for the insecurity of products, services, and internet users’ experience. Using a four-factor approach: law, market, social norms, and technology, we will explore the global landscape and its implications for situating cybersecurity in international law and global internet governance. The focus of the course will be on the United States, however, and will include topics such as the federal government’s approach to cybersecurity, the National Cybersecurity Strategy, information security and risk management, types of cyberattacks and case studies, national defense generally and global internet governance.