Unit 8 – Lesson 2 – “Cyber as an Instrument of Power”
3 Days
This lesson extends the analysis of how cybersecurity is both a deeply technical and a deeply political space. The lesson starts by considering power as benevolent, benign, and malevolent. The lesson then has students explore cyber as an instrument of power. Students select one of two topics: 1) Cyber Weapons and The Changing Nature of War or 2) Technopower/Technowar. Through research and guided questions, students create an infographic on what they learned about cyber as an instrument of power. Students share their findings to educate each other using a poster session.