LAW 7165 - Cyber Security and Cyber Conflict Law

This course covers the law and policy applicable to cyber security across a broad range of scenarios, including the regulation of cyber assets as critical infrastructure, the criminal law response to organised cybercrime, and the legal implications of cyberspace as a warfighting domain. Course participants will gain an understanding of data privacy rights and obligations at common law and under statute; the national and international regulation of cyber security, including the application of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018; the law applicable to cyber security implementation and responses to cyber incidents; corporate governance obligations, including director's duties; the national and international criminal law framework applicable to cybercrimes; the investigation of cybercrimes and the role of digital forensics; and the legal regulation of cyber conflict, including the application of the Laws of Armed Conflict (LOAC) and Law on the Use of Force to cyber operations.