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Economics of Cybersecurity

This course examines the Economics of Cyber Security via the tools found in Game Theory.

Economics of Cybersecurity
Syllabus Spring 2021Download
Course Description

This course examines the Economics of Cyber Security via the tools found in Game Theory. This course studies economic ideas (the study of scarce resources) to understand the behavioral consequences of policy changes within Cyberspace. We will also analyze policies to determine the extent to which they meet the social goal of efficiency.

Economics of Cyber Security is a very broad field with many researchers from diverse disciplines. Some of the topics covered in this course will be:

  • Vulnerability Disclosure
  • Bug Bounty Systems
  • Ransomeware
  • DDOS Attacks
  • Cryptocurrencies

For more information about the course, please visit TJ Canann’s website found here.