90-895 Policy Topics: Cybersecurity Policy
6 units, Carnegie Mellon University
Cybersecurity impacts our daily lives and national security in ways previously never considered. The rapid increase in technology dependence has brought enormous economic benefits and societal improvements but at the expense of increased opportunities to exploit that dependence for economic and political gain. President Obama has cited that the cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation and that Americas economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity. Public policy has struggled to keep pace with the rapid change of technology, from individual privacy and civil liberties to the resiliency of critical infrastructure. Too frequently public policy has been forced to play catchup after a significant weakness is exposed or loss incurred to focus efforts to safeguard information, defend interconnected systems, deter online crime and protect human rights exposed through digital weaknesses. This course will provide second year masters level students with the knowledge and background information necessary to effectively govern the security of both federal, critical infrastructure, and privatesector IT systems. This program will expose students to the historical context leading up to the modern public policy for information security, and the current issues and trends influencing todays decision makers.
Prerequisites: none listed
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