Handbook

The Internet is revolutionising our society by driving economic growth and giving people new ways to connect and co-operate with one another. As with most change, increasing our reliance on cyberspace brings new opportunities but also new threats. While the internet fosters open markets and open societies, this can also make users more vulnerable to – criminals, activists and foreign intelligence services – who want to harm us by compromising or damaging our critical data and systems.
Activities which fall under this category are often referred to as high tech crime, computer crimes or cybercrimes. Technology-enabled crime encompasses:
•  Crimes committed directly against computers and computer systems.
•  The use of technology to commit or facilitate the commission of traditional crimes.
This course outlines, from a holistic perspective, the current and emerging trends in cyber crime, how they are being countered.
It also discusses emerging technologies and how they might be secured and misused.