International Cybersecurity

What it is about

You learn the basics of international cybersecurity: how cyberattacks and cyber weapons have developed, what political, economic and societal motivations underlie state cyber operations, and how states as well as markets can respond to the misuse of cyber weapons. By the end you will be able to explain key terms, assess international governance approaches, and analyze problem areas in cybersecurity at the international level.

What you will be able to do

• Define basic concepts of cyberspace
• Understand the complexity of international cybersecurity
• Identify challenging aspects of international cybersecurity
• Analyze political issues
• Test communication and presentation skills
• Write scientific texts according to citation standards

What the module consists of

• SeminarDiscussion and presentation forum; student groups develop and discuss topics
• Vorlesungsanteile (präsentiert vom Dozenten)Provision of foundational knowledge
• Asynchrone Video-LecturesRefreshment of skills and opportunity for review as well as Q&A via Moodle

Teaching method

• In-person Präsentationen durch die LehrpersonBuilding foundational knowledge
• Asynchrone Video-LecturesRevision, refreshment and opportunity for clarification
• Interaktive studentische Präsentationen und GruppendiskussionenTraining of communication skills and deepening through exchange