DBA 726 Risk Management in an Unsecure World

This doctoral course covers the cybersecurity challenges faced by today's technology-enabled government agencies and businesses. Students explore tools and techniques to manage the risk of a damaging cyber incident, such as a massive data breach. This course examines the business risk posed by cybersecurity challenges due to a constantly changing computing infrastructure. Emphasis is placed on the role of increasing reliance on the Internet, the rise of additional threats posed by cloud computing, mobile computing, large data stores, artificial intelligence, and automated industrial control systems, as well as the risk to essential critical infrastructures such as power generation and distribution. Students evaluate financial and reputation risks by accessing interrelated systems across the global landscape. Additionally, students examine the cost impact of introducing technology and control processes to mitigate these risks as compared to the cost of recovering from a major cyber incident. Students must achieve a minimum grade of B-. (3)