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Cyberlaw, Ethics and Governance is available as a postgraduate-level subject offered by the International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS). Please click the button below to find a postgraduate course suitable for you.
Subject Code:
CYB804A
Subject Type:
Specialisation
Pre-Requisites:
CYB601A Enterprise and Network Cyber Security
CYB701A Cyber Security Management
Course level study pre-requisite: a total of 16 credit points (4 subjects) prior to enrolling into the subject.
Subject Level:
800
Credit Points:
4 credit points
Subject Aim:
Understanding ethical values and governance mechanisms that surround information technologies is increasingly becoming more essential due to the growing concerns in cyberspace across the globe. As technology changes, cybercriminals invent new ways to exploit individuals, commit corporate espionage, conduct hacktivism targeting governments or simply disrupt for vanity’s sake. Regardless of their aim, it is necessary that cybersecurity practitioners educate themselves about the ethical, legal, and technological facets of cybersecurity so that they can maximise cyber resilience in their digital ecosystems and establish better cyber safety governance systems.
In this subject, students will develop an in-depth knowledge of the interconnection between cybercrime and cyber governance with a lens on cyber ethics and legislative instruments. They will examine local and international legal provisions, cyber law principles, governance frameworks, and organisational obligations used to govern cybercrime offences.
Through business cases and scenarios, students will evaluate the societal, ethical, political, legal, and technological aspects of the cyber governance arena and formulate solutions for cyber operations. Emerging global digital trends and technologies will also be explored, including their governance considerations.
Learning Outcomes:
a) Critically analyse and relate the ethical, societal, and legal aspects of cybertechnologies, cyber operations, and cybercrime.
b) Critically evaluate the concepts and principles of cyberethics, cyberlaw, and cyber governance, considering their application and impact in an organisational context.
c) Appraise the complex issues related to cyber ethics in accordance with the professional responsibilities of cybersecurity practitioners
d) Critically assess organisational cyber governance maturity and formulate strategies for improvement, incorporating relevant industry standards and frameworks.
e) Compare the existing local and international legislative and regulatory instruments governing cybersecurity issues, assess their effectiveness, and propose alternative measures.
Assessment Information:
Learning outcomes for this subject are assessed using a range of assessment tasks as described in the table below.
| No | Assessment task | Weighting | Subject learning outcomes to be assessed |
| 1 | Case Study | 30% | a, b, c |
| 2 | Governance Report | 40% | b, d |
| 3 | Critical Analysis Essay | 30% | a, b, c, e |
Broad topics to be covered:
Week 1: Crime, Ethics, and Jurisdiction
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Week 2: Cybercrime, Cyber Criminology, and Cyberethics
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Week 3 – 4: Cyber Threats, Cyber-Attacks, and Cybercrime
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Week 5 – 7: Cyber Governance
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Week 8: Cyber-Surveillance and Cyber-Privacy
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Week 9: Cyber Piracy
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Week 10: Australian e-Government
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Week 11: International Responses to Cybercrime
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Please note that these topics are often refined and subject to change so for up to date weekly topics and suggested reading resources, please refer to the Moodle subject page.