Beyond Code: Cybersecurity in Context

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At its core, cybersecurity is a technical, computing-based discipline. This course explores the most important non-technical elements that shape the landscape upon which cybersecurity problems emerge and are managed. Students will assume different lenses — legal, economic, political, societal, and ethical — to better understand how different forces enable and constrain security technologies and policies. Specific topics include ethical and societal issues, policy-making, business models, legal frameworks, national security considerations, and the roles of users, industry, and government which includes the military.