PrF:MVV60K Cybersecurity Law - Course Information
MVV60K Cybersecurity Law
Faculty of LawSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Michael Bátrla (lecturer)
JUDr. Mgr. Jakub Harašta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Jakub Klodwig (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Příbaň Žolnerčíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Václav Stupka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Vostoupal, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law - Timetable
- Mon 20. 2. to Fri 19. 5. each odd Wednesday 14:00–15:40 208
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 12/30, only registered: 0/30 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Law (programme CST, KOS)
- Law (programme PrF, PR_)
- Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
- Course objectives
- The main aim of this course is to explain and demonstrate the structure and functioning of national, European and international legal regulatory framework of cybersecurity and cyber-defence.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand the difference between cybersecurity and cyber-defence
understand the sources of EU cybersecurity law (the NIS Directive respectively)
analyse current international initiatives in cybersecurity and cyber-defense
understand and apply reporting and responding obligations regarding cybersecurity incidents
understand and analyse functioning of general and sectoral CSIRT teams
critically analyse legal consequences of active countermeasures
practically apply the cyber-rules of engagement - Syllabus
- System of cybersecurity law, assignment of scenarios
- Sovereignty and use of force in cyberspace
- Accountability and due dilligence
- Operational planning of cyber-operations
- Cyberdiplomacy
- European cybersecurity law - The NIS Directive
- The Cybersecurity Act and certification schemes
- Institutional backing of cybersecurity in Europe
- Cybersecurity of critical infrastructures
- Cybersecurity of cloud systems
- Securing autonomous systems
- Liability for cybersecurity incidents
- Cyberlaw scenarios - team presentations
- Literature
- KOSSEFF, Jeff. Cybersecurity law. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2017.
- SCHMITT, Michael N., ed. Tallinn manual on the international law applicable to cyber warfare: prepared by the International Group of Experts at the invitation of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Pre
- Teaching methods
- The course consists of interactive seminars and course materials available through the on-line platform.
- Assessment methods
- - During the semester, there are questionnares on topics of selected lectures submitted through the e-learning application. Students shall successfully finish at least 7 out of 9 questionnares.
- Team presentation and oral defence of case study solution at the last seminar. - Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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