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This case examines how cyber weapons enable authoritarian states to stifle political opposition beyond their borders. In 2014, the major American film company Sony Pictures Entertainment experienced an attack on its global network and saw sensitive data leaked online after one of its comedy films took aim at North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
This case examines the vulnerabilities of private actors to geopolitical conflict in the era of cyberwarfare. In 2017, global trade went into a tailspin as Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller – Maersk fell victim to an act of cyberwarfare attributed to Russia, which was seeking to inflict punishment on its regional adversary, Ukraine.
This case examines the growing theory and practice of operational collaboration in American cybersecurity operations. Amid a growing number of threats to critical infrastructure in the U.S., there is a rising call for public and private actors in cyberspace to move beyond the limited cooperation of the past and better combine forces to secure strategic American assets.
This case examines the role that interconnectivity plays in corporate cybersecurity. In 2013, the American retailer Target suffered a major cyber breach after criminal hackers entered the digital systems of one of its vendors, ultimately exposing the personally identifiable information of 70 million Target customers.