• E4J University Module Series: Cybercrime

• Module 1: Introduction to Cybercrime

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

• • Basics of computing
  • Global connectivity and technology usage trends
  • Cybercrime in brief
  • Cybercrime trends
  • Cybercrime prevention
  • Conclusion
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in May 2019, updated in February 2020
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

References

 

• American Marketing Association. (2018). The Murky Ethics of Data Gathering in a Post-Cambridge Analytica World. The Medium, 31 May 2018.
• Asia-Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC). (2018). WDNS01: DNS Concepts. Workshop.
• Bilge, Leyla and Tudor Dumitras. (2012). Before We Knew It: An Empirical Study of Zero-Day Attacks in The Real World. Proceedings of the 2012 ACM conference on Computer and communications security. 
• China Internet Network Information Center. (2018). The 41st Statistical Report on Internet Development in China (January 2018). 
• Cisco. (2016). IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users.
• Council of Europe. (2001). Convention on Cybercrime. Budapest. 
• Cybercrime Convention Committee (2012). T-CY Guidance Note # 1. On the notion of computer system. Article 1(a) Budapest Convention on Cybercrime. Adopted by the T-CY at its 8th Plenary (December 2012). 
• Directorate General For Internal Policies Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs (2015). The Law Enforcement Challenges of Cybercrime: Are we really catching up?
• Europol. (2017). Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2017.  
• Europol. (2018). Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2018.  
• Europol. (2018). Public Awareness and Prevention Guides.
• Europol. (2011). Cybercrime Presents a Major Challenge for Law Enforcements.
• Fisher, Tim. (2018). Free and Public DNS Servers. Lifewire.
• Garcia, Michael John and Doyle, Charles. (2010). Extradition to and from the United States: Overview of the Law and Recent Treaties. Congressional Research Service 7-5700. 
• Goodman, Marc D. and Brenner, Susan W. (2002). The Emerging Consensus on Criminal Conduct in Cyberspace. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, Vol. 10, No. 2, 139-223.
• Hern, Alex. (2017). WannaCry, Petya, NotPetya: how ransomware hit the big time in 2017. The Guardian, 30 December 2017.
• Holt, Thomas, J., Adam M. Bossler, and Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar. (2018). Cybercrime and Digital Forensics, 2nd edition. Routledge.
• IGI Global. (n.d.) What is the penetration rate.  
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU). (2012). Understanding cybercrime: Phenomena, challenges and legal response.  
• Jaishankar, K. (Ed.). Cyber criminology: Exploring Internet crimes and criminal behavior. CRC Press.
• Kessel, J. M. and Mozur, P. (2016). How China Is Changing Your Internet. New York Times. 
• Krocker, Rachel. (2013). An Internet Connection does not equal Internet access. ICT Works.
• Lee, Seung-ho. (2013). Cybercrime sleuths have highly intricate challenges.
• Maras, Marie-Helen. (2014). Computer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws and Evidence,second edition. Jones and Bartlett.
• Maras, Marie-Helen. (2016). Cybercriminology. Oxford University Press.
• Maras, Marie-Helen. (2015). The Internet of Things: Security and Privacy Implications. International Data Privacy Law, Vol. 5(2), 99-104.
• McGuire, Mike and Dowling, Samantha. (2013). Cyber crime: A review of the evidence. Research Report 75, Chapter 1: Cyber-dependent crimes.
• OECD. (2018). Data: Internet access.  
• Reuters. (2017). Cyber attack hits 200,000 in at least 150 countries: Europol. Reuters, 14 May 2017.
• Rouse, Margaret. (2014). Confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA Triad). TechTarget.
• Securelist. (2018). Software vulnerabilities. Kaspersky Lab.
• Statcounter. (2016). Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide. GlobalStats. 
• Statista. (2018). Global internet penetration rate as of September 2017, by region.
• Timberg, Craig, Elizabeth Dowskin, Brian Fung. (2017). Data of 143 million Americans exposed in hack of credit reporting agency Equifax. The Washington Post.
• UNODC. (2013). (Draft) Comprehensive Study on Cybercrime.
• Wall, David. (2007). Cybercrime: The Transformation of Crime in the Information Age. Polity.
• Wall, Matthew. (2016). How long will you wait for a shopping website to load? BBC News, 19 August 2017.
• Wilson, Clay. (2008). Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress.
• Zetter, Kim. (2014). Hacker Lexicon: What Is A Zero Day? Wired, 11 November 2014.

 

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