Cyber Offense

Welcome to this course on cyber offences. In this course, you will learn about the legal and technical aspects of diverse types of cybercrime and cyber offences. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of topics such as computer fraud, data theft, identity theft, hacking, phishing, ransomware attacks and more. You will also gain an understanding of the various laws that deal with these kinds of activities in various countries and jurisdictions. Additionally, you will be equipped with skills such as digital forensics that are necessary for investigating computer crimes and countering cybercrime. By the end of this course, you should have a detailed knowledge on how to identify and respond to different types of cybercrime.

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Objectives

1. Develop an understanding of the legal definitions and requirements around cyber offences.
2. Identify common categories of cyber offence and review case studies on each type.
3. Understand the potential impact of cyber offence activities on individuals, businesses, and organizations.
4. Learn how to protect against cyber offences such as viruses and malicious software attacks, identity theft, data breaches, fraud, and money laundering.
5. Understand the role of law enforcement in identifying, investigating, and prosecuting cyber offence cases.
6. Investigate emerging threats from criminals utilizing social media platforms for criminal activity or targeted attacks against systems and networks.
7. Analyze patterns in attack methodologies to develop risk mitigation strategies that prevent future incidents of similar nature occurring again within an organization or sector