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Week One (release date January 20): Introduction to security economics
Week Three (release date February 3): Security Investment and Management
o Security
strategies
§ Reasons
to
invest
in
security
for
"security
providers"
§ Reasons
to
invest
in
security
for
"security
consumers"
o Risk
management
§ Risk
acceptance
vs.
avoidance
§ Risk
mitigation
§ Risk
transfer:
Cyber
insurance
Week Four (release date February 10): Market Failures and Policy
o Market
Failures
§ Public
goods
§ Information
asymmetries
§ Externalities
o Policy
Interventions
to
Correct
Market
Failures
§ Ex
ante
safety
regulation/ex
post
liability
§ Information
disclosure
(trust
seals,
certifications
and
breach
notification)
§ Indirect
Intermediary
Liability
Prerequisites
The
course
is
accessible
for
a
broad
range
of
professionals.
Some
level
of
familiarity
with
either
computer
science,
economics
or
policy
is
recommended.
Upon
successful
completion
of
this
course,
learners
will
be
awarded
a
DelftX
Professional
Education
Certificate.
These
certificates
will
indicate
you
have
successfully
completed
the
course,
but
will
not
include
a
specific
grade.
Certificates
will
be
issued
by
edX
under
the
name
of
DelftX,
designating
the
institution
from
which
the
course
originated.
Additionally,
the
TU
Delft
Extension
School
offers
Continuing
Education
Units
for
this
course.
Participants
of
EconSec101x
who
successfully
complete
the
course
requirements
will
earn
a
Certificate
of
Completion
and
are
eligible
to
receive
2.0
Continuing
Education
Units
(2.0
CEUs)
There
are
no
formal
due
dates
for
course
assignments
except
for
peer-‐review
assignments
and
problems
sets
where
the
solution
will
be
published
after
the
due
date.
However,
to
receive
the
maximum
benefit
from
the
course,
we
suggest
that
you
complete
each
week’s
coursework
by
noon
on
the
day
on
which
the
next
chapter
opens.
In
order
to
receive
your
certificate
of
completion,
you
must
submit
all
coursework
(and
receive
a
passing
grade)
by
12:00
CST
(18:00
UTC)
on
Sunday,
March
1.
Workload
Around
4-‐8
hours
per
week.
Resources
We
will
be
using
a
custom
created
open
source
text
that
will
be
embedded
into
the
edX
course
as
readings.
Your
reading
assignments
will
be
released
weekly
with
links
to
the
appropriate
readings.
Moreover,
you
will
find
ample
instructional
videos
each
week.
These
videos
(available
in
360p,
720p
or
1080p)
including
the
subtitles,
the
transcripts
and
the
slides
used
will
be
made
available
for
download.
Additionally,
the
lecture
slides
will
be
made
available.