Course Aim
The aim of the course is to provide personnel working within the legal framework of NATO cyberspace operations with the skills and knowledge required to successfully incorporate legal considerations into the cyberspace domain of operations.
Learning Objectives
- Conduct Cyber incident legal assessment;
- Provide cyberspace operational legal advice; and
- Provide legal advice on NATO’s approach to cyberspace operations.
Outline
- Introduction to the Cyber Domain:
- Introduction to technical aspect of the cyber domain;
- Incident analysis characteristics;
- Context of a cyber-incident;
- Introduction to the cyber law toolkit;
- Rules of state responsibilities;
- Breach of sovereignty;
- Breach of prohibited intervention;
- Use of force;
- International Law of justifications;
- Conflict classifications;
- Advising on lawful response option
- Assessing the impact of specialized regimes;
- Introduction to the Operational Planning Process;
- Identifying Applicable Legal Frameworks;
- Rules of Engagement;
- Legal Implications for Cyber COAs; and
- Advising on the Conduct of Cyberspace Operations.
The course includes a complex exercise that allows participants to apply the law addressed during lectures and discussion. The lectures will be given by noted scholars and practitioners, some of them involved in the Tallinn Manual 2.0 process. During the course registration process, participants can request for purchase the Tallinn Manual 2.0 handbook on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Operations.
Target Audience
This training solution is intended for personnel who have some experience operating within the framework of international law but who are not necessarily legal advisors. It is also simultaneously designed for legal advisors filling roles in NATO and national military and civilian positions where it is expected that they provide legal advice on cyberspace operations and planning.
Prerequisites
The course has a mandatory e-learning module (ADL 420) that can be accessed through the NATO e-Learning Joint Advanced Distributed Learning portal and will be available to all users of the portal.
Pre-study e-Learning material
1. International Law of Cyber Operations (ADL 420) on the NATO e-Learning website (JADL – https://jadl.act.nato.int/)
2. Cyber Awareness Course Tallinn Manual Module (ADL 365) on the NATO e-Learning website (JADL – https://jadl.act.nato.int/)
ISACA CPEs
With the completion of this course the students can earn 34 ISACA CPE hours.
Registration
Please register for the course by visiting the NATO CCDCOE website and completing the provided registration form before the deadline. Applicants from CCDCOE member nations should use the registration code provided by their national Point of Contact.
Module certificate of the ADL 420 must be send to [email protected] when registering for the residential part of the course. You can download it once you have successfully finished the final test of the e-Learning module.
An email confirming the participation will be sent only after the registration has closed.
Seat allocation will only be approved when the payment of the course fee is confirmed.
Should you have any questions, please contact: [email protected]