WEEK-1:- CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER SECURITY LAW

a) Introduction

b) Cyber Security – Concept, Origin and Growing Importance

c) Various Elements of Cybersecurity

d) Increasing Cyber Security Breaches and their impact – Historical Evolution And Current Position

e) Relation between Cybersecurity and Cybercrime

f) Cyber Security Law – Concept, Origin And Development

g) Areas of Cybersecurity Law Jurisprudence

h) Relationship between Cyberlaw and Cybersecurity Law

WEEK 2:- ABSENCE OF GLOBAL LEGAL REGIME ON CYBER SECURITY

a) Absence of a Global Law on Cyber Security

b) Budapest Convention and its impact on Cyber Security

c) National Cyber Security Laws And Their Role in Cyber Security Regulation

d) Cybersecurity Laws Worldwide

WEEK 3:- AMERICAN LAWS ON CYBER SECURITY

a) American Position on Cyber Security Law

b) New York’s “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act” (SHIELD ACT) and its Impact

c) The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR 500) – Pathbreaking and Impactful

d) California Internet of Things Cyber Security Law – Dawn of a New Era

e) US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act – Salient Features & Significance

f) Ohio Cyber Security Safe Harbor Legislation- Salient Aspects & Importance

g) South Carolina Insurance Cyber Security Law – Essential Elements & Impact

WEEK 4:-EUROPEAN AND ASIA PACIFIC LAWS ON CYBER SECURITY

a) The European Union’s Cybersecurity Act –Salient Features and Importance

b) New European Cyber Security Framework – Scope & Impact

c) Russia RU Net law- A Different Beginning

d) China’s Cyber Security Law and New Cyber Security Rules of China in 2020

e) Vietnam Cyber Security Law And Its Significance

f) Australian Anti-Encryption Law- A new approach to Regulating Encryption

WEEK 5:- NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY POLICIES, STRATEGIES AND BREACH NOTIFICATION LAWS

a) National cyber security policies and their impact

b) National cyber security strategies and their growing significance

c) Implementation of national cyber security laws, policies and strategies and Practical Challenges

d) Breach notification laws in different countries and their impact on cyber security regulation

e) Rights, duties and responsibilities of cyber security ecosystem stakeholders

WEEK 6:- CYBER ATTACKS AND CYBER SOVEREIGNTY

a) Cyber Attacks- Definition, Salient Features and Historical Evolution

b) Impact of Cyber Attacks

c) Cyber legal approaches to deal with cyber-attacks

d) Lack of international law / legal frameworks to deal with cyber-attacks

e) Attribution and Jurisdiction issues in cyber-attacks

f) Existing Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) and their efficacy in cyber-attacks sharing information

g) Lack of international norms of behaviour in cyberspace with respect to cyber-attacks

h) Tallinn Manual 1.0 and Tallinn Manual 2.0 and their impact on pushing jurisprudence on cyber-attacks

i) Cyber-attacks and Sovereignty

j) Cyber Sovereignty – Concept, Features and Evolution

k) Legal and Policy issues and challenges concerning Cyber Sovereignty

WEEK 7: CYBER RESILIENCE

a) Cyber Resilience – Definition and Historical Evolution

b) Salient Features of Cyber Resilience

c) Increasing Cyber Security Breaches and growing importance of Cyber Resilience

d) Legal, Policy and Regulatory Issues Concerning Cyber Resilience

e) Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience

f) Cyberlaw, Cybercrimes & Cyber Resilience

g) Cyberlaw & Cyber Resilience

h) Data Protection, Intermediaries and Cyber Resilience

i) Global Cyber Resilience Framework

j) Cyber Resilience & Cyber Insurance

k) Cyber Hygiene, Cyber Insurance and Cyber Resilience

WEEK 8:- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CYBER SECURITY ISSUES

a) Artificial Intelligence- Concept and Growing Importance

b) Potential Misuse Of Artificial Intelligence – Need For Protecting And Preserving Cybersecurity Of AI Systems

c) Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

d) Attribution Challenges In AI Ecosystem

e) Duty To Incorporate Cybersecurity As An Integral Component Of Artificial Intelligence Architecture

f) Duty Of Cybersecurity Due Diligence For AI Developers

g) Applicability Of Existing Cyber Security Laws To Artificial Intelligence

h) Darknet, Cyber Security And AI

i) Intermediary Liability In The Context Of AI

j) Norms Concerning Cybersecurity In The Context Of AI

WEEK 9:- CRITICAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND CYBER SECURITY ISSUES

a) Concept and Growing Importance of Critical Information Infrastructure

b) Increasing Cyber Security Breaches on Critical Information Infrastructure

c) Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure under national cyber law frameworks

d) Legal, policy & regulatory issues with respect to protecting Critical Information Infrastructure in COVID-19

e) US national emergency regarding cyber-attacks on Electric Grids

f) Chinese cyber security regulations and their impact on protecting Critical Information Infrastructure

g) Emerging international best practices for protecting Critical Information Infrastructure

WEEK 10: CYBER SECURITY DURING COVID-19 TIMES

a) Advent of COVID-19 and its impact on Cyber Security

b) Increased Phishing Instances

c) Important Cyber Security Breaches and their Characteristics

d) Bruno University Hospital Case

e) Cyber Attacks on US Health Department

f) Phishing targeting Hospitals

g) COVID-19 legislations and rules and impact on cyber security

WEEK 11:- INTERNET OF THINGS AND CYBER SECURITY

a) Internet of Things- Definition and Salient Features

b) Internet of Things & Cyber Security Breaches

c) Lack of unanimity on cyber security standards for IoT

d) California Law on IoT and reasonable security features

e) United Kingdom approach on Cyber Security and IoT

f) Jurisdiction & Internet of Things

g) Liability of service providers in Internet of Things

h) Surveillance & Monitoring of Internet of Things and Cyber Security

WEEK 12:- EMERGING TRENDS AND ISSUES ON CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER SECURITY LAW

a) Growing Cyber Security Incidents during COVID-19 Times

b) Cyber Security and Work From Home

c) Corporate Liability for Cybersecurity Breaches

d) Cyber Security & Video Conferencing and Connected Challenges

e) Video Conferencing and Cyber Security –Legal, Policy and Regulatory Issues

f) Advent of the New Cyber World Order and its impact on Cyber Security;

g) Need for building and strengthening Cyber Security capacity amongst countries through technical assistance and training, policy roundtables, crisis management exercises, and the exchange of best practices related to information and communication technologies

h) Building Cyber Security Capacity – The Organization of American States (OAS) Model

i) Emerging Trends in Cyber Security Law