SEC 314 Cyber Law, Policy & Ethics
This course focuses on the legal, policy, technical, and logical dimensions of information security (computer systems and networks). Selected topics include data security regulation, security breach law, cybersecurity litigation, anti-hacking laws, emerging threats and vulnerabilities, law enforcement and the encryption debate, and cyberwarfare. No technical background is required. The goal of the course is to study the basis for ethical decision making and the methodology for reaching solid ethical decisions. Emphasis is placed on the technical and administrative aspects of information security, safeguards, privacy, confidentiality, and data integrity.