Cybercrime Law

Catalog description

This course examines crimes committed on or through computers and the Internet. Some of these are traditional crimes such as theft, fraud, copyright infringement, or harassment that can be facilitated through technology. Others are computer-specific crimes such as unauthorized access or denial of service attacks. The course also examines the tools and authority used in investigating and prosecuting computer-mediated crimes, particularly from the perspective of an entity receiving a government request or order.