SEC 342 Energy Industry Security

3 hours 

The primary purpose of this course is to explore energy and infrastructure security. The synergy between homeland defense and energy security will be fully examined. The course will review and analyze threats to the critical infrastructure that is vital to energy distribution, as well as planning for and responding to emergencies that impact the energy sector. Other topics include internal sabotage, cyber-terrorism, nuclear industry security, and terrorism counter-measures. The goal of the course is to provide students with the knowledge necessary to critically evaluate and mitigate vulnerabilities and risks in the energy sector and its critical infrastructure.