This course explores cybersecurity policy and strategy and introduces students to the essentials of strategy development and policy making in cybersecurity. Topics considered include planning principles in cyber strategy; risk management and cybersecurity policy; the connections between cybersecurity policies, businesses, and governmental institutions; the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to develop and implement cybersecurity policy; the social, political and ethical implications that arise in cybersecurity policies and strategies; strategies to assess cybersecurity policy; and the ties between national security and cybersecurity policy.

What I learned

I was allowed to learn how important password policy can be in politics. Especially when you are writing about a certain topic that requires you to do more research into it, this will help you understand the bigger picture and can also help you with writing skills. It can support my personal goals because in this field there is always something to learn and learning about people’s experiences with poor passwords can help you realize that passwords are indeed important. Wont use much of this knowledge in the future but its important experiences that can help you realize and understand the importance of a certain topic.

Example Assignment: Midterm Paper (National Cybersecurity Strategy)

http://sites.wp.odu.edu/cpd494portfolio/wp-content/uploads/sites/32488/2023/12/Midterm-425W.pdf

The significance of CYSE 425W was to write about cybersecurity policy and strategy. This will help by doing research and diving deeper into cyber in the real world. This connects to the overall message of my portfolio by helping me be effective in my writing and also being straightforward. My writing skills have increased since taking this course since it is very paper heavy.