CYBR 132 Security Awareness in a Digital World

Cybersecurity is a critical issue for anyone who uses the Internet and that is why it is imperative to understand why safe and secure practices are essential in daily interaction with digital information and devices. This overview course discusses the foundational issues of cybersecurity from a personal to global perspective through coverage of foundational security principles, risk mitigation, and adversarial thinking as an organizing narrative for a series of other modules on data security, system security, and internet security. Practical skills such as cyber hygiene and personal device protection for personal security are also emphasized. Global and cultural issues, as well as ethical and privacy issues will be examined.