SEC 329 Security, Risk and Technology

3 hours 

This course examines the security and surveillance technologies used in the private and public security sectors, looking in particular at: closed circuit television (CCTVs); workplace, home, and intimate partner surveillance technologies; police body cameras; and biometrics. Students will examine these technologies in a specially-configured security laboratory in order to learn how to use them in a multitude of settings. Special attention is also paid to the social, ethical, and legal implications of these technologies and new technologies, such as drones and Internet of Things devices.