Cyber-Security & Cyber-Warfare

(Cross listed w/ CS 28) An interdisciplinary analysis of cybersecurity and cyberwar in the United States and other countries. Policymaking and intelligence aspects of cybersecurity and political science and the technical constraints of computer networks and software. Exploit methods including packet analysis, password cracking, social engineering, reconnaissance, and malware analysis. State-backed and non-state actors engaged in cyber-espionage, counterintelligence, deterrence, and offensive cyber-operations. Prerequisites: PS 61 or CS 11.