cybersecurity law

Threat situations, institutions and regulatory levels

Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important in both companies and public authorities. In view of increasing networking and the simultaneous rise in global conflicts, the risk of cyber security incidents is increasing. These developments have been taken up in regulatory projects at national and EU level, resulting in a complex regulatory structure that regulates cybersecurity horizontally and sectorally, as well as nationally and nationally. This results in overlaps with the applicable data protection regulations and (product) liability regulations.

The module is dedicated to the current threat situations as well as the national and European institutions in the field of cybersecurity (ENISA, BSI) and presents the applicable regulations (in particular NIS-2 Directive, CER Directive, CSR, CRA, BSIG).

Teachers

Prof. Dr jur. Sarah Rachut

Junior Professor of Public Law, Digitalisation Law and Higher Education Law and Deputy Head of the Institute of Law at the Technical University of Braunschweig
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Dr Lutz Keppeler

Lawyer


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Mentor

Alexander Graf-Rachut

Lawyer, business mediator and legal IT specialist

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Your gain in expertise

The participants of the module ...

 

develop an understanding of the relevance of cyber security and know the responsible institutions in Germany and the EU.

can assess current threat situations and changes in the actual and legal situation.

are familiar with the key EU and national legal acts in the area of cybersecurity law and can navigate safely between these levels.

know which cyber law requirements arise for different roles and institutions and can derive and implement these from the applicable legal acts.

can categorise cybersecurity law in the context of other legal acts and areas of law.

know the difference between directives requiring implementation and directly applicable regulations.

can react to changing legal requirements in the area of cyber security law and evaluate current regulatory projects.

Further education at a glance

University certificate

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

Dates

The module starts on 10 March
and ends on 3 August 2026

On-site workshop
17/18 April

Online workshop
19/20 June

Time required and scope

8-10 hours per week, 10 credit points

Teaching format

Online plus two compact workshops at the weekend

Prerequisites

None

Costs

1,500 euros plus university fee (semester fee or guest student fee)

Who is the programme aimed at?

You have come to the right place if you want to position yourself as a specialist in cybersecurity law or if you are or want to become active as a consultant in the IT, telecommunications and media industry. The programme is aimed in particular at

  • Lawyers
  • Business economists and business administrators
  • Computing scientists with legal knowledge

The module can be taken as certified further education or as part of a part-time degree programme in information law. It concludes with a Certificate of Advanced Studies. If the admission requirements are met, the certificate will be fully recognised for the Master's degree programme. So you can start your studies without enrolment!

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Lernen, wenn es zu Familie, Job und Freizeit passt – das Studienformat macht es möglich. Studiert wird überwiegend online.

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Beratung und Kontakt

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Managerin für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung
Informationsrecht 
 

T +49 (0)441 / 798 23 75

www.uol.de/informationsrecht

 

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