Overview

This course examines the legal regulation of cybercrime, information security and digital enforcement, with a focus on intellectual property and communications media.  Using a comparative and practical approach, the course surveys the explosion in crimes that use the resources of the internet, smart phones, artificial intelligence, drones and computers to … For more content click the Read More button below. This is a fast developing area of law, and this will be reflected in the material studied in the course. Main cybercrime topics that are expected to be covered in the course include: the evolving nature of cybercrime, information security challenges and digital enforcement;national and international legal and policy frameworks;cyberbullying, cyberstalking and online harassment;electronic data and identity theft including biometric data;digital piracy, trademark counterfeiting, economic espionage and trade secret violations, and digital enforcement;attacks on infrastructure, including hacking, denial of services, ransomware and other forms of digital extortion;pornography and obscenity including child pornography, sexting and non-consensual pornography (‘revenge porn’);disinformation, misinformation (for example, fake news and deep fakes) and other forms of cyber-fraud;information security, including privacy and surveillance challenges;the use of cyberspace for terrorism, political destabilization and organized crime;cybercrime, information security and digital enforcement post-COVID.cyber-terrorism and information warfare, including the growing use of cyberspace to promote political destabilization. A technical background is not required.

Conditions for Enrolment

72 UOC of JURD courses

Course Attributes

Offered irregularly or alternate years

Delivery

In-person - Intensive
In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)
Fully online - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

Access past handbook editions (2018 and prior)