Conveys an in-depth exploration of the civil and common law issues that apply to network security. Explores statutes, jurisdictional, and constitutional issues related to computer crimes and privacy. Includes rules of evidence, seizure and evidence handling, court presentation and computer privacy in the digital age. Total 3 hours per week.

The purpose of this course is to train the student on legal, regulatory, and policy standards that impact his or her role as a network administrator or security professional. As such, there should be less of an emphasis on case law or precedent as found within business-oriented cyberlaw courses, and more of an emphasis on legal requirements, policy, and regulations that have direct impact on technical roles or responsibilities with safeguarding sensitive information to meet legal and regulatory compliance expectations.

Prerequisite/Corequisite: Ability to read and write at a college level.

Upon completion of this course, the student will have a working knowledge of:

1. Legal statutes as they apply to network security
2. computer crime rules of evidence
3. evidence seizure, handling, and court presentation
4. privacy, individual rights, and free speech

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade will be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass both of the exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

There are 2 exams in this course.

Last Updated: February 19, 2016