d22016 Security Threat Analysis and Cyber Security in the 21st Century

CEVRO University
fall 2023
Extent and Intensity
24/12/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Kaválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jiří Šedivý (lecturer)
Aleš Špidla (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Kaválek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Kaválek, Ph.D.
Department of Security Studies – Departments – President – CEVRO University
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:20 Učebna 204, except Wed 11. 10. ; and Wed 25. 10. 12:30–13:50 Učebna 204
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
d22016/cviceni: each odd Wednesday 15:30–16:50 Učebna 204, T. Kaválek
Prerequisites
( PROGRAM ( N - BM ) && ROCNIK ( 2 )) || (! PROGRAM ( N - BM ) && TYP_STUDIA ( N ))
Students will gain a comprehensive overview of security threat analysis methods, as well as ways of committing criminal activity (cybercrime) and ensuring computer security from current security threats, their causes, connections, and solutions to activities associated with them. In this subject.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Students will gain basic information about environmental and social security threats, etc.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- think in the context of cognitive biases in general and in security practice
- analyze security and create formal models.
- to forecast (not only) in safety studies
- be able to specify the Copenhagen School and its philosophy.
- describe the military sector, environmental, economic, social and political sector and their synthesis
- present and understand the connections with the conflicts in Syria 1.2
- master structured analytical techniques - Diagnostic techniques, Oppositional (Contrarian) techniques, Imaginative thinking techniques
- describe terrorism - concept, development, causes, manifestations of terrorism in the contemporary world and the fight against terrorism in the 21st century
- describe and know military security threats in the 21st century: global security and organized crime, energy and cyber threats
- control and specify cybercrime and computer security
- describe and specify environmental and societal security threats in the 21st century: the problem of resource depletion as a security threat, migration and religious conflicts as a security threat
Syllabus
  • 1. Cognitive biases in general and in security practice
  • . 2. Introduction to "analyzing security". Formal models. Introduction to forecasting (not only) in security studies
  • . 3. Copenhagen School: Introduction, Military Sector, Environmental, Economic, Social and Political Sector, Synthesis
  • . 4. The conflict in Syria 1.2
  • . 5. Structured analytical techniques 1: Diagnostic techniques
  • . 6. Structured analytical techniques 2: Opposition (Contrarian) techniques
  • . 7. Structured analytical techniques 3: Imaginative thinking techniques
  • . 8. Terrorism - concept, development, causes, manifestations of terrorism in the contemporary world and the fight against terrorism in the 21st century
  • . 9. Military security threats in the 21st century: global security and organized crime, energy and cyber threats
  • . 10. Cybercrime and computer security
  • . 11. Environmental and societal security threats in the 21st century: the problem of resource depletion as a security threat, migration and religious conflicts as a security threat
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Teaching methods
Seminar paper or presentation, written test.
Assessment methods
Seminar paper or presentation, written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
No additional information.
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