Learning outcomes

Hard skills

  • Define the basic legal concepts seen in the course
  • Identify the legal rules applicable to a factual situation
  • Propose a legal solution to a practical case

 

Soft skills

  • Develop accurate and relevant legal reasoning
  • Evaluate legal rules in relation to their practical application
  • Learn to work and think in groups

 

Content

The course examines the legal rules that govern the security of networks and information systems. In this context, the course focuses on 4 topics : data protection, cybersecurity, whistleblowing and cybercriminality.

Table of contents

PART 1. PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION LAW

SUB PART I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

1. Legal Basis of Privacy

2. Legal Basis of Data Protection Law

3. Introduction to the GDPR: scope and definitions

SUB PART II. DATA PROTECTION LAW (GDPR)

1. Data Protection Principles

2. Duty of security of personal data

3. Appropriates measures in cybersecurity matters

 

PART 2. INFORMATION AND NETWORKS SECURITY LAW

1. NIS Directive

2. Coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies (CVDP)

 

PART 3. WHISTLEBLOWING LAW

1. Scope of the DWB

2. Procedure for internal and external reporting

3. Protection measures

 

PART 4. CYBERCRIMINALITY LAW

1. Intrusion into an IT system

2. Manipulation of IT data

3. IT forgery and IT fraud

4. Crimes concerning the secrecy of communications

 

Exercices

No exercises.

Teaching methods

- Slides projected during the course.

- Additional resources published on the course's WebCampus page

Assessment method

The evaluation consists of two parts:

 

1) Concrete practical case (20 % of the final grade)

Various practical cases are exposed during the last lesson. Each student must resolve one case by group of 3-4 students.

For each case, there are 5 subquestions.

 

2) Oral exam of 20 minutes (80 % of the final grade)
 
The oral evaluation will last 20 minutes. The student can consult the relevant legislation during the evaluation.

The oral evaluation consists of two parts :

  I. Discussion about the case resolved before in group

  II. Two questions :

  • 1 question ‘True/False' identical or similar to those on WebCampus)
  • 1 question ‘Open question’ (identical or similar to the open questions asked during the course)

 

Language of instruction