Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge

This module has primarily been developed to further enhance the skills of the learners to take part in, for example, cyber competitions and challenges including the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge.    Participants will explore the challenges a country may have when dealing with a national cyber security incident from a non-technical, political, economic social and …

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Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge WEEK 4: Bringing it all together – Cyber Resilience Policy Development 

cyber 9 12 strategy challenge week 4

go to 9/12 home page   In this final week of the Module, participants will explore how non-technical cyber security considerations form the foundation of national and international policy solutions. Cyber security and cyber resilience cannot be achieved by technical means alone. As weeks 1, 2 and 3 of this Module have shown, there are …

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Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge WEEK 3: “An attack, or not an attack: that is the question” – Cyber Incidents and international law

cyber 9 12 strategy challenge week 3

go to 9/12 home page   In this unit students will be introduced to one of the most complex areas of cyber security: its relationship with international law, specifically the International Laws of Armed Conflict and International Humanitarian Law.    Many major cyber incidents, such as Stuxnet, do not explicitly, categorically or obviously breach international …

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Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge WEEK 2: Beyond the Middle East – The International Relations’ impacts of cyber incidents

cyber 9 12 strategy challenge week 2

go to 9/12 home page   In this unit, participants will explore how cyber operations and incidents can impact how states interact with one another. Major incidents such as Stuxnet have important geopolitical and geostrategic implications and can change the way states deal with one another.    To understand how cyber operations fit into this …

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Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge WEEK 1: Explaining the Technical Challenges

cyber 9 12 strategy challenge week 1

go to 9/12 home page In this unit, module participants will delve into the intricate technical dimensions of Stuxnet, an unprecedented cyber weapon, in order to be able to clearly explain technical cyber issues to a non-technical audience of decisionmakers. Exploring its architecture, students will dissect Stuxnet’s code, uncovering advanced techniques like code injection and …

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Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Lessons

cyber resilience lessons

These resources have been created in collaboration with teachers from Barrhead High School and Bearsden Academy. They are designed to be easy to use, with clear definitions and concise language. The lessons are designed to introduce and reinforce that learners need to: understand risks and potential harms develop skills and strategies to reduce risk have …

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