Cybersecurity and Emerging International Threats

2 Credits.

Developments in cyber capabilities have prompted a global rise in malicious online activities. Cyber attacks have remodeled how wars are fought by state and non-state actors. After building foundational knowledge about cybersecurity, students will have the opportunity to engage in contemporary debates, like cyber espionage, cyber warfare, deterrence, compellence and new technologies. This class will also examine the use of information warfare and how the West competes with Russia, China and Iran for perception and information superiority. This course will also focus on the United Nations’ current efforts to establish a new global cybercrime convention. These case studies will challenge students to analyze overarching obstacles to international cybersecurity cooperation, such as the competing interests actors like the U.S., Russia, and China have toward international cybersecurity policy. This is not a technical course, and students do not need a technical background.