From the early hackers of the 1950s all the way to 1990s cypherpunks, 2000s hacktivists and the diverse community of hackers today, this online lecture explores the genesis of hackers, their methods and their motivations.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
This programme comprises our full 18-lecture series on National Security & Cyber covering AI and cyber security, Surveillance, Hacking, Cybercrime, Cyber Terrorism, Cyber Espionage and Cyber Warfare.
Explore the origins of hacking, dissect the cyber kill-chain, and navigate the evolving threat landscape. From AI-powered cyberattacks to encryption battles in the Crypto Wars, this series unveils the complex world of digital adversaries and defenders.
This lecture will reassess Bush’s path to the Gulf War, from early hesitation and pressure for diplomacy to a hardened stance shaped by domestic and strategic factors, culminating in Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait.
This lecture examines Blair’s electoral success and New Labour modernisation, highlighting public service investment and reform, while assessing the limits of his authority, particularly over the failed bid to join the Eurozone.
Investigate how cyberattackers breach networks and achieve their objectives. From data theft and disruption to avoiding detection and infiltrating targets, this online lecture provides a conceptual understanding of the foundations of hacking.
This lecture addresses Yugoslavia’s collapse as driven by internal divisions, economic crisis, and nationalism; international actors were inconsistent and sometimes worsened events, but had limited capacity to prevent disintegration.
This lecture will examine Cameron’s 2010 shortfall, his 2015 majority via economic messaging and exploiting opposition weakness, and how the 2016 EU referendum gamble led to Brexit and his resignation.
From the rapid evolution of AI and deepfakes to guardrail circumvention, this online lecture explores the impact of artificial intelligence on offensive cyber.
This lecture addresses shifting US foreign policy in the 21st century, from Iraq War intervention to later restraint, shaped by war fatigue, credibility challenges after Afghanistan, and a renewed turn to interventionism amid rising global rivals.
Investigate how cyber security is pursued within a mutating political and technical environment, study attack methodologies and strengthen your knowledge of the threat landscape in this online lecture.
This lecture addresses Blair’s humanitarian intervention doctrine, from Kosovo to Iraq, questioning his alignment with Bush, dismissal of European opposition, and whether flawed WMD claims led Britain into a war that damaged his career.