IY5605 Computer Crime
This module complements other modules by examining the subject from the criminal angle and presenting a study of computer crime and the computer criminal. We will discuss its history, causes, development and repression through studies of surveys, types of crime, legal measures, and system and human vulnerabilities. We will also examine the effects of computer crime through the experiences of victims and law enforcement and look at the motives and attitudes of hackers and other computer criminals.
On completion of the module students should be able to:
- follow trends in computer crime
- relate computer security methodologies to criminal methods
- detect criminal activity in a computerised environment
- apply the criminal and civil law to computer criminality
- understand how viruses, logic bombs and hacking are used by criminals
- appreciate the views of business, governments, and the media to instances of computer crime.
Introduction: Types of computer crime, history, surveys, statistics, global connections.
Legal Measures: Computer Misuse, Data Protection, Criminal Damage, Software Piracy, Forgery, Investigative Powers.
Case Studies: Investigations into hacking, PC misuse and forensics.
Malware: Computer viruses, denial of service attacks and trojan horses.
Network Crimes: Hacking methodologies and its history.
The Future: The expansion of the Internet, pornography, unsuitable material, and social engineering.
Dorothy E. Denning Information Warfare and Security, Addison-Wesley, 1999.