Requirements

MSDF633. COMPUTER CRIMES AND DIGITAL FORENSICS

This course helps students understand the various types of cybercrimes, and law enforcement’s responses to them through digital forensics. The legal environment of cyberspace will be unpacked as the student becomes familiar with how technology facilitates social relationships between deviants and criminals. From hacking and online fraud to sexual exploitation, intellectual property theft, cyberbullying, and even cyber-terrorism and warfare, digital forensics investigations, cybercrime policies, and legislation are presented as strategic solutions to make the world wide web and its users secure.