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Cybersecurity Foundations: Introduction to the Relevant Technology for Law and Policy

  • Semester: Fall 2018
  • Course ID: 379M
  • Credit Hours: 3
  • Unique: 28670

Course Information

  • Grading Method: Pass/Fail Not Allowed
  • Cross-listed with other school
  • Will not use floating mean GPA

Registration Information

  • Upperclass-only elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
MON 5:45 - 8:25 pm TNH 3.125

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Final exam December 15, 2018 8:30 am A-Z in 2.140
Paper

Description

This course is focused exclusively on the technical details of cybersecurity, and is designed for graduate students in law, public affairs, and other non-technical disciplines. We will explore topics such as software vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigations; encryption; and incident response. If you are looking to gain a degree of literacy regarding the technical aspects of cybersecurity, but do not have a relevant technical background, this is the course for you.  Note that the course does not address legal or policy questions, as those are the subject of the separate Cybersecurity Foundations course taught by Professor Chesney.  Both courses are part of the larger Strauss Center program promoting cross-disciplinary training relating to cybersecurity across the graduate school community at UT.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

No materials required

Instructors

Headshot of Tait, Matthew Tait, Matthew
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Important Class Changes

Date Updated
02/08/2019 Instructor(s) updated
Exam information updated
Room(s) changed