DA3105 Conflict and Cyberspace

This course examines how cyberspace, particularly the Internet, can serve as a tool of conflict in the hands of both state and non-state actors. Topics include: characteristics of cyberspace, technology trends, power in cyberspace, cyber-based information operations (IO), cyber surveillance, domestic and international laws governing cyber operations, cyber crime, cyber activism and hacktivism, cyber terrorism, cyber warfare, and cyber defense. Prerequisite: None.

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

1

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the emerging field of cyber conflict and cyber security from the social science perspective
• Identify core themes and developments in the study of conflict and strategy from the cyber perspective
• Develop scientific thinking about social phenomena and cases to construct evidence-based strategy and policy ideas
• Explain and describe inferences from evidence and theory
• Critically assess contemporary security debates regarding future of cyber and information interactions and suggest a path forward