PAD 669 - Cyber Security Fundamentals for Emergency Managers

3 Credits

Cyberspace and its underlying infrastructure are vulnerable to a wide range of physical and cyber threats and hazards. This course examines the field of cyber security with an emphasis on how emergency managers and homeland security professionals can employ a risk-informed, all-hazards approach to safeguarding critical infrastructure in cyberspace. Cyber security of industrial control systems will be explored. Protections for privacy and civil liberties, transparent and accessible security processes, and domestic and international partnerships that further collective action will be discussed. Students will learn about laws, policy directives, and best practices related to IT systems security protection.
Prerequisites: PAD 601, PAD 616, PAD 625, PAD 634, PAD 645, PAD 656, and BUS 530.