Cybersecurity Strategy and
Policy

Course Description:

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.

Course Objectives:

• By the end of the course, the students will be able to:
• Describe the goal and structure of a national security strategy and compare it to cybersecurity
• strategy.
• Critically communicate the political and social implications that arise with cybersecurity policies and
• strategies.
• Compare and interpret cybersecurity policy issues and make recommendations on policy choices.
• Identify international cyber crisis management and conflict resolution mechanisms.
• Debate ethical issues that arise with cybersecurity policies
• Identify possible developments in cybersecurity strategy and policy.
• Assess cybersecurity strategy and policy

Assignments

Discussion boards