Cyber Law and Computer Forensic

What you’ll study

An overview of cybercrime — samples of cybercrime, the unique characteristics of cybercrime, cyber-attacks and attackers, and cybercrime law. Computer intrusions and attacks — computer trespass, unauthorized access and the relationship between acceptable-use policies, terms of service and criminal law. Hacking — its many forms; computer viruses, time bombs, Trojans, malicious code, malware, spam, botnets, logic bombs and rootkits; online fraud and identity theft; intellectual-property theft and virtual crime. Online vice and its international and jurisdictional aspects; infrastructure and information security; risk management. Investigating cybercrime — interception, search and seizure, and surveillance; information warfare, cyberterrorism and hacktivism; trade-secret theft and economic espionage; and national security. Computer forensics — the forensic relevance of encryption, the examination of digital evidence for clues, and the effective presentation of evidence and conclusions in a court of law.