{"id":476,"date":"2025-04-29T00:26:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T00:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/?page_id=476"},"modified":"2025-04-29T00:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T00:43:35","slug":"cyse-425w-cyber-strategy-and-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/cyse-425w-cyber-strategy-and-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"CYSE 425W: Cyber Strategy and Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"> <figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Cyber-strategy-and-policy-image.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Cyber-strategy-and-policy-image-1024x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Cyber-strategy-and-policy-image-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Cyber-strategy-and-policy-image-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Cyber-strategy-and-policy-image-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Cyber-strategy-and-policy-image.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>   <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/h2>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>    <p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:20px\">This course explores cybersecurity policy and strategy and introduces students to the essentials of strategy development and policy making in cybersecurity. Topics considered include planning principles in cyber strategy; risk management and cybersecurity policy; the connections between cybersecurity policies, businesses, and governmental institutions; the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to develop and implement cybersecurity policy; the social, political and ethical implications that arise in cybersecurity policies and strategies; strategies to assess cybersecurity policy; and the ties between national security and cybersecurity policy.<\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Course Objectives<\/strong><\/p>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"> <p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:20px\">By the end of the course, the students will be able to:<\/p>    <ul> <li style=\"font-size:20px\">Describe the goal and structure of a national security strategy and compare it to cybersecurity strategy.<\/li>    <li style=\"font-size:20px\">Critically communicate the political and social implications that arise with cybersecurity policies and strategies.<\/li>    <li style=\"font-size:20px\">Compare and interpret cybersecurity policy issues and make recommendations on policy choices.<\/li>    <li style=\"font-size:20px\">Identify international cyber crisis management and conflict resolution mechanisms.<\/li>    <li style=\"font-size:20px\">Debate ethical issues that arise with cybersecurity policies<\/li>    <li style=\"font-size:20px\">Identify possible developments in cybersecurity strategy and policy.<\/li>    <li style=\"font-size:20px\">Assess cybersecurity strategy and policy<\/li> <\/ul> <\/div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"> <div data-wp-interactive=\"\" class=\"wp-block-file wp-container-content-1\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!selectors.core.file.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/CyberPolicy-paper-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:710px\" aria-label=\"Embed of CyberPolicy-paper-1.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-07a7f137-3a98-46d6-8930-87f8a1668944\" href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/CyberPolicy-paper-1.pdf\">CyberPolicy-paper-1<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/CyberPolicy-paper-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-07a7f137-3a98-46d6-8930-87f8a1668944\">Download<\/a><\/div>    <p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-container-content-2\">Policy Paper 1<\/p> <\/div>    <div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"> <p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Policy Paper 2<\/p>    <div data-wp-interactive=\"\" class=\"wp-block-file wp-container-content-3\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!selectors.core.file.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Policy-Paper-2.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:710px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Policy-Paper-2.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c406daf7-dcfa-4173-b98a-ed8756e55cd6\" href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Policy-Paper-2.pdf\">Policy-Paper-2<\/a><a 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href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Policy-Paper-3.pdf\">Policy-Paper-3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Policy-Paper-3.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1b06a42d-71dc-4441-9163-b707f3285cbc\">Download<\/a><\/div>    <p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Policy Paper 3<\/p> <\/div>    <div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"> <p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Policy Paper 4<\/p>    <div data-wp-interactive=\"\" class=\"wp-block-file wp-container-content-5\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!selectors.core.file.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Policy-Paper-4.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:710px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Policy-Paper-4.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-95d28eeb-4f12-49cf-9ded-b44444a03f92\" href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Policy-Paper-4.pdf\">Policy-Paper-4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/jmart072\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31998\/2025\/04\/Policy-Paper-4.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-95d28eeb-4f12-49cf-9ded-b44444a03f92\">Download<\/a><\/div> <\/div>    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>    <p class=\"has-text-align-center has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:20px\">These four papers were a part of a end of semester project that each paper focused on a specific 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In my papers, I used the acceptable use policy and explained it using the four lens of definition, social implications, ethical implications, and political implications.<\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:20px\">This course helped me improve my strategic thinking and think long-term rather than immediate situations. I have a better grasp of how governments and organizations use cybersecurity strategies to build their reputation and security, while also developing a sense of policy literacy, where I can truly explain and comprehend the language structure of cybersecurity policies. <\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Description This course explores cybersecurity policy and strategy and introduces students to the essentials of strategy development and policy making in cybersecurity. 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