Cybersecurity between technology and policy
Bridge the gap between technical cybersecurity challenges and the policies that govern them. This category starts from the recognition that cybersecurity is fundamentally an interdisciplinary subject, and requires us to see our digital world through multiple perspectives.
You’ll explore how technological realities, economic incentives, and political decisions interact—and sometimes clash – and how cybersecurity concerns straddle individual, societal, and national levels.
Ultimately, this category will help you understand how effective cybersecurity requires both technical expertise and thoughtful policy design.
Cybersecurity economics
Cybersecurity policy and society
Systems securityCybersecurity economics
This topic draws on real-world cases to assess the economic causes of cyber insecurity, the problematic incentive structures underlying cybersecurity markets, and the likely impact of available regulatory options.
Cybersecurity policy and society
This topic offers a comprehensive grounding in the policy and societal dimensions of cybersecurity, providing a crucial foundation for anyone who wants to think seriously about cybersecurity as a public good.
Systems security
This topic provides a rigorous introduction to the cybersecurity of digital systems, covering core concepts in system design and implementation, encryption and authentication.