The Cyber Security Economics course explores the economic impacts of cyber security on organizations. Learn to assess the cost of security breaches and implement cost-effective security measures to protect valuable assets.

Course Objectives

  • Position yourself as a vital subject matter expert regarding the economic drivers that influence cybersecurity and position your company to move forward and stay competitive.
  • Engage confidently with management on opportunities and cybersecurity challenges faced by your industry; analyze emerging security threats and how these threats can be mitigated by effectively addressing real economic problems.
  • Assess the issues of investment in cybersecurity, making your company more productive, while saving time and money.
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Course Outline

Introduction to security economics
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  • Overview of the course
  • A brief history of the field: why study cybersecurity as an economics problem
  • Economics for Engineers
  • Economics of information goods
  • Security engineering for economists