Introduction to security

• Historical development of cybersecurity
• Mapping of targets, and motives behind cyberattacks

Cybersecurity threats

• Vulnerabilities of the Internet
• Common cyber-security threats to individuals and institutions
• ‘Distributed Denial of Service’ (DDoS), phishing, e-scams, and identity thefts

Cybercrime

• Cybercrime classification
• Analyses of economic and social impacts
• Existing legal frameworks at the global and regional levels
• International cooperation frameworks
• Law enforcement approaches, computer investigation, and e-forensics

Security of the core Internet infrastructure and critical infrastructure

• Explain how critical components of the internet work
• Political dimension of global security

– Control over the DNS

– Technical vulnerabilities of the DNS

• The security and protection of the critical infrastructure

– Internet infrastructure

– Water supply facilities

– Transport

– Industrial facilities

– Power plants

– Internet of things/next generation networks and ‘smart networks’

Cyberterrorism and cyber-conflicts

• Recent threats & and possible counteracts
• Cyber-conflicts
• Confidence-building measures
• State behaviour in cyberspace

Cyber-security policies and mechanisms

• National cybersecurity mechanisms
• National cybersecurity strategies
• Importance, role, and structure of national Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs)
• Existing international cybersecurity initiatives and frameworks for cooperation
• Public-private partnerships

Broader context of cybersecurity

• Digital policies and internet governance
• Connection between privacy and security
• Social media challenges
• Issues of openness and online freedoms
• Ethics and gender issues
• Discussing economic aspects and building trust in e-commerce