Law, Compliance, Governance, Policy, and Ethics

Understand cybersecurity’s legal landscape, applying governance and compliance strategies ethically.

Key Details

This module is delivered in hybrid format, as a combination of online, in-person and self-learning activities. The module uses innovative hybrid learning methods that combine live (synchronous) and self-paced (asynchronous) activities, with particular focus on practical activities and real-world scenarios connected to cybersecurity. Expert tutors guide students through the material, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

This module focuses on equipping students with an in-depth understanding of the legal, ethical, and governance frameworks that shape cybersecurity practices. Toward this goal the module employs class participation activities and research assignments.

Time commitment:
– Online activities: 11 hours
– In-person activities: 10 hours
– Self-learning: 28 hours
– Individual, team and guided projects and activities: 101 hours
– Total: 150 hours

Credit points:
– 6 ECTS

Grading:
– Class participation: 30%
– Research assignments and quizzes: 20%
– Exam: 50%

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Subjects covered

• Legal Foundations of Cybersecurity
• Regulatory and Legal Aspects of Cybersecurity Strategy and Operations (I)
• Regulatory and Legal Aspects of Cybersecurity Strategy and Operations (II)
• Data Protection and Privacy
• Cross-Border Data Protection
• Accountability and Compliance Management
• Legal Frameworks and Compliance
• Standards and Certifications
• Governance in Cybersecurity
• Ethical Considerations and Policy-Making
• Workplace Surveillance and Cybersecurity
• Diversity and Inclusion in Cybersecurity

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Learning objectives

Integrates Ethical Cybersecurity Practices: Integrates and promote ethical considerations in decision-making and conduct across all levels of the organization, enhancing organizational integrity through privacy, confidentiality, and accountability.

Champion Diversity and Inclusion: Creates and implement diversity and inclusion strategies within cybersecurity roles and policies to foster innovation, resilience, and organizational effectiveness.

Communicate Complex Concepts: Communicate complex legal, ethical, and policy issues to diverse stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making and ensure compliance.

Analyzes Legal and Ethical Frameworks: Analyze and critically evaluate legal frameworks and ethical standards in cybersecurity, including the overlap and differences between cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy.

Interprets and Apply Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations: Interpret and apply legal requirements to protect information assets, ensuring compliance with international regulations and internal governance tools such as policies or standards.

Compares and Evaluates Policies: Compares and assess policies that address ethical, legal, and practical aspects of cybersecurity operations while promoting organizational integrity.

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Module leaders

Giorgiana Vlasceanu is an Assistant Professor at POLITEHNICA Bucharest, the Computer Science and Engineering Department. She is interested in privacy, embedded systems, and fault tolerance. Giorgiana is passionate about teaching and personal growth.

Most of the work that Giorgiana is involved in is touching on various security topics, discussing data confidentiality, privacy enhancing technologies, software architecture. She helped over 100 students kickstart their careers in tech. On the open source side, Giorgiana is a member of the ROSEdu (Romanian Open Source Education) association, organizing extracurricular classes and projects dealing with open source and by supporting students to take part in Google Summer of Code.

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