Cyber Crime, Insecurity and the Dark Web (Cyber Security)

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• To introduce the history of research into Cyber Crime.
• To understand the organisations and key stake holders in the business of preventing, controlling and policing Cyber Crime
• To critically evaluate the theoretical foundation of research into Cyber Crime.
• To critically evaluate cutting edge research in the area of Cyber Crime and Cyber Security.
• To develop an approach to Cyber Crime and Cyber Security that recognises the interdisciplinary nature of the area.

Lectures will cover a broad range of topics such as hackers and identity construction; monitoring and collection of online data in state and corporate surveillance; hate speech and online harassment; online sex crimes; online frauds; ransomware and doxware; illegal markets online; intellectual property infringement; cyberwarfare, cyberterrorism and “political deviancy”; approaches to prevent and counter cybercrimes; cybercrime research and the future of cybercrimes.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching will take place in 2 teaching units per week, the format will be a mix of lectures, workshops and seminars to a total of 24 contact hours.

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Wall, D. (2007). Cybercrime. Cambridge: Polity Press.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External