• E4J University Module Series: Cybercrime

• Module 9: Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Prevention - Practical Applications and Measures

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • Assets, vulnerabilities and threats
  • Risk
  • Vulnerability disclosure
  • Cybersecurity measures and usability
  • Situational crime prevention
  • Incident detection, response, recovery and preparedness
  • Conclusion
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in April 2019, updated in February 2020 
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Conclusion

 

Cybersecurity measures are designed to protect people, property, systems, networks, data, and related resources from threats. These measures include prevention, identification, response to, and recovery from cybersecurity incidents. Assets are identified, and threats, vulnerabilities, and risks are assessed before the development and implementation of cybersecurity measures. Security research can help inform the development of new and enhancement of existing cybersecurity measures. Cybersecurity measures often fail to consider the people who utilize them. Humans can either facilitate or interfere with cybersecurity efforts. For this reason, effective cybersecurity measures and systems need to be created with the individuals who will use them in mind.

 

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