EDMG600# 1000 word Weeks 1-2 Written Assignment

  
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Weeks 1-2 Written Assignment (submit here as single MS Word file)
· Part 1 (refer to Week 1 Readings in the Lessons for Week 1)
o Provide an aprox. 1000-word in-depth evaluation of three articles of your choice from the Week 1 Reading List.
§ What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
§ What is the most and lest persuasive premise, claim or rebuttal?
o Conclude with a research or policy question for further research
o You must utilize literature and cite properly. Use style.APA
· Part 2 
o (Title each response with the text of each question)
o Has U.S. federal government developed a robust legal, regulatory and policy framework to address cyber security challenges? Why? Why not?
o Conclude with a research question or policy question for further research.
o You must utilize APA  (cite, reference, list) required Week 2 Readings.
· Submit both Parts as single Microsoft Word document.
· Name the file “EDMG600Weeks1-2_YourLastName.doc/x” (e.g., EDMG600Week1-2_Pesic.doc/x).
· Upload the document under Weeks1-2 Assignments.

Week 1
Reading and Resources
Reading      Assignment

Choose and read three articles from       the list bellow:

Kello, L. (2013). The meaning of the cyber        revolution: Perils to theory and statecraft. International        Security, Fall 2013.
Gartzke, E. (2013). The myth of cyberwar:        Bringing war in cyberspace back down to earth. International        Security, Fall 2013.
Arquilla, J. (2012). Cyberwar is already upon us. Foreign        Policy. March/April, 2012.
Brown, G. & Poellet, K. (2012). The Customary International        Law of Cyberspace. Strategic Studies Quarterly, 6,        no. 3, pp. 126-145.
Caplan, N. (2013). Cyber War: the Challenge to        National Security. Global Security Studies,        Winter 2013, Volume 4, Issue
Studentnummer, L. van den Boom (2012). The dilemmas of state        response to cyber attacks. Understanding the phenomena, challenges and        legal response. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: Paper        Governance of Security and Policing.
Crosston, M. D. (2011). World Gone Cyber MAD: How        ‘Mutually Assured Debilitation’ Is the Best Hope for Cyber Deterrence. Strategic        Studies Quarterly, 5, no. 1, pp. 100-116.
Goldsmith, J. (2011). Cybersecurity Treaties: A        Skeptical View. A Future Challenges Essay. Hoover        Institution.
Mudrinich, E. (2012). Cyber 3.0: the Department of        Defense strategy for operating in cyberspace and the attribution problem.
Guinchard, A. (2011). Between Hype and Understatement: Reassessing Cyber        Risks as a Security Strategy. Journal of Strategic        Security Volume 4 Number 2 Summer 2011.
Khosla, P. (2009). Information Security for the        Next Century. Carnegie        Mellon CyLab.
Hansen, L., & Nissenbaum, H. (2009). Digital disaster, cyber        security, and the Copenhagen School. International        Studies Quarterly, 53(4), pp. 1155-1175.
Kusiak, P. (2012). Culture, Identity, and        Information Technology in the 21st Century: Implications for U.S.        National Security. Carlisle        Barracks: U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute.
Libicki, M. C. (2012). Crisis and Escalation in Cyberspace.        Santa Monica: RAND.
Nye, J. (2011). Nuclear lessons for cyber security. Strategic        Studies Quarterly. Winter 2011.
Rid T. (2012). Think again: Cyberwar. Foreign        Policy. March/April, 2012.
Robinson, N., Gribbon, L., Horvath, V. &        Robertson, K. (2013). Cyber-security threat        characterisation: A rapid comparative analysis. RAND Europe.
Schilling, J. R. (2010). Defining Our National Cyberspace Boundaries.        Strategy Research Project. Carlisle Barracks: U.S. Army War College.
Schneider, F. B. & Birman, K.B. (2009). The monoculture risk put        into context. IEEE Security & Privacy.
Schneider, F. & Mulligan, D. (2011). Doctrine for cybersecurity. Daedalus.        Fall 2011, pp. 70-92.
Steptoe Cyberblog (2012). The hackback debate.        Nov. 2, 2012.
Ahmad, R. & Yunos, Z (2012). The Application of Mixed Method in Developing a        Cyber Terrorism Framework. Journal of Information        Security, 2012, 3, pp. 209-214.
Gourley, B. (2009). Open Source Software and        Cyber Defense. A White Paper provided to the National        Security Council and Homeland Security Council as input to the White        House Review of Communications and Information Infrastructure.
Cote, R. (2011). The Strategic Paradox of Social Networks. Strategy        Research Project. Carlisle Barracks: U.S. Army War College.

Week 2
Reading and Resources
Week      2 Reading Assignment

Required:       Rollings, J. & Henning, A. C. (2009). Comprehensive National       Cybersecurity Initiative: Legal Authorities and Policy Considerations. Congressional       Research Service.
Required: Fischer,       E. A. (2012). Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion       of Proposed Revisions. Washington, DC: U.S. Library of       Congress, Congressional Research Service.
Required:        The White House (2011).The Comprehensive National       Cybersecurity Initiative. Washington, D.C.
Required: The       White House (2011). International Strategy for       Cyberspace: Prosperity, Security, and Openness in a Networked World.       Washington, DC: The White House (please       bepatient when downloading. It may take up to five minutes to download       the document).
Required:       Department of Homeland Security (2011). Blueprint for a Secure Cyber       Future.
Electronic Frontier Foundation, To the White House Cyber       Security Review Team.
The White House (2009). Cyberspace Policy Review.
The White House (2011). National Strategy for Trusted       Identities in Cyberspace: Enhancing Online Choice, Efficiency, Security,       and Privacy. Washington, D.C.
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2003). Interagency Paper on Sound       Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System. 
United States. Government Accountability Office (GAO)       (2011). Information security:       Additional guidance needed to address cloud computing concerns.
Internet Security Alliance (2008). The Cyber Security Social       Contract Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administrations and 111th Congress.
Owens, W. A., Dam, K. W. & Lin, H. S. (Eds.) (2009). Technology, policy, law, and ethics regarding U.S.       acquisition and use of cyber attack capabilities. National       Research Council. Committee on Offensive Information Warfare. The       National Academies Press.
Committee on Deterring Cyberattacks, National Research       Council (2010). Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring       Cyberattacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy.
National Research Council (2009). Beyond ‘Fortress America’: National Security       Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World.
Brecht, L. A. (2009). National cyber systems       infrastructure security review concept paper. Capital Markets Research.

My last week assignment bellow:

Conclude with a research or policy question for further research.

Is cyberwar upon us and application of mixed method in developing a cyber terrorism framework .
Reference
http://file.scirp.org/Html/5-7800087_21342.htm
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/print/PrintArticle.aspx?id=297309173
http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/02/27/cyberwar-is-already-upon-us/