IY5605 - Cyber Crime

This is a second term optional module within the MSc in Information Security.

Course Leader

John Austen

Schedule of Lectures

The schedule of lectures for the 2005/06 academic year is as follows:

Week 1 (18/01/06):
    Part I - Introduction and Evaluating Primary Source and Evidential Material (JA)
    Part II - Computer Viruses and Worms I (SSG)
Week 2 (25/01/06):
    Part I - Computer Viruses and Worms II (SSG)
    Part II - The Principles of Law and How it Works (JA)
Week 3 (01/02/06):
    Part I - Information Security Breaches Survey 2004 (JA)
    Part II - The Computer Misuse Act 1990 (JA)
Week 4 (08/02/06):
    Part I - The Computer Misuse Act 1990, cont. (JA)
    Part II - Content Crime (JA)
Week 5 (15/02/06):
    Part I - Content Crime, cont. (JA)
    Part II - Denial of Service Attacks (SSG)
Week 6 (22/02/06):
    Part I - Regina v Robert Schifreen Stephen Gold (JA)
    Part II - Film "The Secret History of Hacking"
Week 7 (01/03/06):
    Part I - A Brief Chronology - Technology and Computer Crime (1950s to 1987) (JA)
    Part II - Psychological Computer Crime, including Social Engineering Demo (JA et. al.)
Week 8 (08/03/06):
    Part I - Email Spamming/Phishing and Pharming (SSG)
    Part II - Traditional Crime as Applied to Computer Crime (JA)
Week 9 (15/03/06):
    Part I - Traditional Crime as Applied to Computer Crime, cont. (JA)
    Part II - A History (Part 2) (JA)
Week 10 (22/03/06):
    Part I - Hacking Techniques (SSG)
    Part II - Recommendations and Agreements of the G8 States and the Council of Europe Legal Affairs Committee
Week 11 (29/03/06):
    Part I - Methodologies (JA)
    Part II - Telecom Crime, Interception Copyright (JA)

Please contact Scarlet for copies of the slides.

Exercises

Exercise sheet I was handed out in week 4 of lectures and exercise sheet II in week 8. Model answers were handed out in weeks 6 (Exercise1 with model answer) and 10 (Exercise 2 with model answer) respectively.

Tutorials

Revision tutorials are scheduled for

Wednesday 26/04/06 9.30 - 10.30am and 11 - 12am McCrea 229
Please sign up outside office McCrea 340!
Wednesday 03/05/06 10 - 1pm MLT Just come along!