Description
The course provides students with an understanding of the nature, extent and patterns of cybercrime, the challenges of accurately measuring cybercrime, the structure of cybercriminal operations and the threats linked to cybercrime. The lectures will cover the different types of cybercriminal operations, the techniques used by offenders to exploit crime opportunities available on the Internet, the different actors in the online underground economy, and the technical and legal issues faced by law enforcement to prevent and disrupt cybercriminal operations. Through the analysis of case studies, the students will better understand how to identify pinch points for intervention and develop effective mitigation techniques to disrupt cybercriminal operations. The module will be delivered over 10 weeks with 3 hour contact time (lectures/tutorials) per week.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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