Introduction to Cybercrime

Catalog description

The course examines the nature and scope of cybercrime. Students study major theories and explore strategies necessary to deal with common types of fraudulent schemes, as well as laws that have been enacted for computer crime. Causes, victimization, legal issues, control strategies, and societal costs regarding the "computer-crime" problem will also be explored and evaluated. The course encourages analytical thinking and reasoning about computer crime topics and relevant legal issues so that students can identify, analyze, and solve problems in the continually emerging cybercrime and cyberlaw issues and trends.