Edmg600# 1000 word weeks 1-2 written assignment
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Weeks 1-2 Written Assignment (submit here as single MS Word file)
· Part 1 (refer to Week 1 Readings in the Lessons for Week 1)
o Provide an aprox. 1000-word in-depth evaluation of three articles of your choice from the Week 1 Reading List.
§ What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
§ What is the most and lest persuasive premise, claim or rebuttal?
o Conclude with a research or policy question for further research
o You must utilize literature and cite properly. Use style.APA
· Part 2
o (Title each response with the text of each question)
o Has U.S. federal government developed a robust legal, regulatory and policy framework to address cyber security challenges? Why? Why not?
o Conclude with a research question or policy question for further research.
o You must utilize APA (cite, reference, list) required Week 2 Readings.
· Submit both Parts as single Microsoft Word document.
· Name the file “EDMG600Weeks1-2_YourLastName.doc/x” (e.g., EDMG600Week1-2_Pesic.doc/x).
· Upload the document under Weeks1-2 Assignments.
- Week 1
Reading and Resources - Reading Assignment
- Choose and read three articles from the list bellow:
- Kello, L. (2013). The meaning of the cyber revolution: Perils to theory and statecraft. International Security, Fall 2013.
- Gartzke, E. (2013). The myth of cyberwar: Bringing war in cyberspace back down to earth. International Security, Fall 2013.
- Arquilla, J. (2012). Cyberwar is already upon us. Foreign Policy. March/April, 2012.
- Brown, G. & Poellet, K. (2012). The Customary International Law of Cyberspace. Strategic Studies Quarterly, 6, no. 3, pp. 126-145.
- Caplan, N. (2013). Cyber War: the Challenge to National Security. Global Security Studies, Winter 2013, Volume 4, Issue
- Studentnummer, L. van den Boom (2012). The dilemmas of state response to cyber attacks. Understanding the phenomena, challenges and legal response. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: Paper Governance of Security and Policing.
- Crosston, M. D. (2011). World Gone Cyber MAD: How ‘Mutually Assured Debilitation’ Is the Best Hope for Cyber Deterrence. Strategic Studies Quarterly, 5, no. 1, pp. 100-116.
- Goldsmith, J. (2011). Cybersecurity Treaties: A Skeptical View. A Future Challenges Essay. Hoover Institution.
- Mudrinich, E. (2012). Cyber 3.0: the Department of Defense strategy for operating in cyberspace and the attribution problem.
- Guinchard, A. (2011). Between Hype and Understatement: Reassessing Cyber Risks as a Security Strategy. Journal of Strategic Security Volume 4 Number 2 Summer 2011.
- Khosla, P. (2009). Information Security for the Next Century. Carnegie Mellon CyLab.
- Hansen, L., & Nissenbaum, H. (2009). Digital disaster, cyber security, and the Copenhagen School. International Studies Quarterly, 53(4), pp. 1155-1175.
- Kusiak, P. (2012). Culture, Identity, and Information Technology in the 21st Century: Implications for U.S. National Security. Carlisle Barracks: U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute.
- Libicki, M. C. (2012). Crisis and Escalation in Cyberspace. Santa Monica: RAND.
- Nye, J. (2011). Nuclear lessons for cyber security. Strategic Studies Quarterly. Winter 2011.
- Rid T. (2012). Think again: Cyberwar. Foreign Policy. March/April, 2012.
- Robinson, N., Gribbon, L., Horvath, V. & Robertson, K. (2013). Cyber-security threat characterisation: A rapid comparative analysis. RAND Europe.
- Schilling, J. R. (2010). Defining Our National Cyberspace Boundaries. Strategy Research Project. Carlisle Barracks: U.S. Army War College.
- Schneider, F. B. & Birman, K.B. (2009). The monoculture risk put into context. IEEE Security & Privacy.
- Schneider, F. & Mulligan, D. (2011). Doctrine for cybersecurity. Daedalus. Fall 2011, pp. 70-92.
- Steptoe Cyberblog (2012). The hackback debate. Nov. 2, 2012.
- Ahmad, R. & Yunos, Z (2012). The Application of Mixed Method in Developing a Cyber Terrorism Framework. Journal of Information Security, 2012, 3, pp. 209-214.
- Gourley, B. (2009). Open Source Software and Cyber Defense. A White Paper provided to the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council as input to the White House Review of Communications and Information Infrastructure.
- Cote, R. (2011). The Strategic Paradox of Social Networks. Strategy Research Project. Carlisle Barracks: U.S. Army War College.
- Choose and read three articles from the list bellow:
- Week 2
Reading and Resources - Week 2 Reading Assignment
- Required: Rollings, J. & Henning, A. C. (2009). Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: Legal Authorities and Policy Considerations. Congressional Research Service.
- Required: Fischer, E. A. (2012). Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions. Washington, DC: U.S. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service.
- Required: The White House (2011).The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. Washington, D.C.
- Required: The White House (2011). International Strategy for Cyberspace: Prosperity, Security, and Openness in a Networked World. Washington, DC: The White House (please bepatient when downloading. It may take up to five minutes to download the document).
- Required: Department of Homeland Security (2011). Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future.
- Electronic Frontier Foundation, To the White House Cyber Security Review Team.
- The White House (2009). Cyberspace Policy Review.
- The White House (2011). National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace: Enhancing Online Choice, Efficiency, Security, and Privacy. Washington, D.C.
- Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2003). Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System.
- United States. Government Accountability Office (GAO) (2011). Information security: Additional guidance needed to address cloud computing concerns.
- Internet Security Alliance (2008). The Cyber Security Social Contract Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administrations and 111th Congress.
- Owens, W. A., Dam, K. W. & Lin, H. S. (Eds.) (2009). Technology, policy, law, and ethics regarding U.S. acquisition and use of cyber attack capabilities. National Research Council. Committee on Offensive Information Warfare. The National Academies Press.
- Committee on Deterring Cyberattacks, National Research Council (2010). Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring Cyberattacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy.
- National Research Council (2009). Beyond ‘Fortress America’: National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World.
- Brecht, L. A. (2009). National cyber systems infrastructure security review concept paper. Capital Markets Research.
My last week assignment bellow:
- Conclude with a research or policy question for further research.
Is cyberwar upon us and application of mixed method in developing a cyber terrorism framework .
Reference
http://file.scirp.org/Html/5-7800087_21342.htm
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=297309173
http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/02/27/cyberwar-is-already-upon-us/
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