PUBPOL 3290

Cybercrime

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 Catalog.

This course will explore, from a policy and governance perspective, the evolving landscape of cybercrime.  We will evaluate legal and regulatory frameworks, approaches and challenges for addressing cybercrime's personal, national and geopolitical risks.  We also will examine the privacy and security implications of cybercrime investigations, and the policy considerations and ethical challenges related to ransomware, AI, data collection, surveillance and disclosures.  During the semester we will engage in an interactive tabletop scenario of a cybersecurity crisis, to work together in applying best practices and lessons learned.

Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of various types of cybercrime, including traditional crimes using technology as a tool (i.e., theft, fraud, crimes against persons), as well as crimes targeting technology as the means of attack (i.e., ransomware, system outages, etc.)
• Evaluate policies, standards, regulations, and laws that seek to identify, investigate and address cybercrime.
• Assess challenges and techniques related to investigating and prosecuting cybercrime, including policy implications related to privacy, human rights, and security concerns.
• Analyze benefits and issues regarding public-private collaboration in the U.S. and internationally to address cybercrime.
• Examine emerging cybercrime threats, and policy implications, related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), the Internet of Things (IoT), deepfakes, and digital currencies (crypto).

When Offered Spring.

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