Cybersecurity Infrastructures

Catalog description

The impact of September 11, 2001 cemented our attention on physical attacks on United States critical infrastructures. Although still a concern, a growing cybersecurity threat requires additional focus on potential virtual attacks on these same critical infrastructures. Both physical and virtual in capacitance of a critical infrastructure such as the Power Grid, communications and financial transactions can have as great, or greater, impact on our society, Cyber attacks have and can cripple an industry and the services they provide to millions of users. The critical infrastructures identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are examined from a cybersecurity perspective. Prerequisite : CSSS 5000 or CSSS 5100* (*If in the Artificial Intelligence or Data Analytics emphasis).