Cyber Criminology And Vulnerabilities

1. Explain the context and concerns of cyber criminology.
2. Discuss the evolution and dynamics of cybercrime.
3. Apply relevant theories to explain cyber deviance and crime.
4. Assess the state of cybercrime legislation and initiatives.
5. Analyze threats and vulnerabilities in cyberspace.

13 weeks, about 30 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Cyber Criminology: Context, History, Concerns, Contribution and Challenges

   • Unit 1: The Contexts of the Emergence of Cyber Criminology · 2 hours

     Read the introduction to understand the emergence of cyber criminology.. Study globalization's impact on crime and criminality.. Examine the Internet revolution and its effects on social order.. Analyze mediatization and digitization in facilitating deviant communications.. Explore the growth of virtual communities and their issues..

2. Week 2Module 1: Cyber Criminology: Context, History, Concerns, Contribution and Challenges

   • Unit 2: The History of Cyber Criminology · 2 hours

     Trace the intellectual roots of cyber criminology.. Study the historical development of cyber criminology as a sub-discipline.. Learn about Karuppannan Jaishankar's contributions.. Identify allied disciplines and their concerns..

3. Week 3Module 1: Cyber Criminology: Context, History, Concerns, Contribution and Challenges

   • Unit 3: Concerns and Contributions of Cyber Criminology · 2 hours

     Understand the traditional concerns of cyber criminology: cyber deviance, cyber crime, and cyber terrorism.. Examine the contributions of cyber criminology to social order in cyberspace.. Analyze the dynamics of deviant sub-cultures in the digital age.. Study the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015..

4. Week 4Module 1: Cyber Criminology: Context, History, Concerns, Contribution and Challenges

   • Unit 4: Challenges of the Discipline of Cyber Criminology · 2 hours

     Examine definitional, methodological, and theoretical issues in cyber criminology.. Understand the lack of attention from mainstream criminology.. Discuss the multidisciplinary nature of the discipline.. Address the dearth of dedicated researchers and reliable data..

5. Week 5Module 2: Evolution, Typologies and Dynamics of Cybercrime

   • Unit 1: Evolution of Cyber Crime · 2 hours

     Trace the evolution of cybercrime through three generations.. Study the illegal exploitation of mainframe computers.. Examine the use of networks in cybercrime's second generation.. Understand the broadband ability of the Internet in the third generation..

6. Week 6Module 2: Evolution, Typologies and Dynamics of Cybercrime

   • Unit 2: Typologies of Cybercrime · 2 hours

     Study Wall's typology of cybercrime: cyber trespass, cyber deceptions/theft, cyber pornography, and cyber violence.. Examine Furnell's classification based on the role of technology.. Understand Gordon and Ford's classification of cybercrime..

7. Week 7Module 2: Evolution, Typologies and Dynamics of Cybercrime

   • Unit 3: Measuring Cybercrime · 2 hours

     Understand official crime statistics and their sources.. Examine victim surveys and their importance.. Study self-report surveys and their use.. Discuss the challenges with measuring cybercrime..

8. Week 8Module 2: Evolution, Typologies and Dynamics of Cybercrime

   • Unit 4: Cyberspace as the 5th Domain of Warfare · 2 hours

     Debate the existence of cyber war.. Study cyberspace as the fifth domain of warfare.. Examine cyber warfare incidents in the 20th and 21st centuries..

9. Week 9Module 3: Cybercrime Theories and their Applicability

   • Unit 1: Social Learning Theory (SLT) · 2 hours

     Understand the basic assumptions of social learning theory.. Study Akers' social learning theory and its reformulation.. Examine the applicability and criticism of social learning theory..

   • Unit 2: Routine Activity Theory (RAT) · 2 hours

     Discuss the fundamental arguments of routine activity theory.. Understand the three elements required for crime to occur.. Examine the applicability and criticism of routine activity theory..

10. Week 10Module 3: Cybercrime Theories and their Applicability

    • Unit 3: General Strain Theory (GST) · 2 hours

      Study the major assumptions of general strain theory.. Understand Agnew's three strains that may lead to deviance.. Examine the applicability and criticism of general strain theory..

    • Unit 4: Space Transition Theory of Cybercrime (STT) · 2 hours

      Discuss the seven assumptions of the space transition theory of cybercrime.. Examine the relevance of this theory in explaining crime in cyberspace.. Study the criticism of the space transition theory..

11. Week 11Module 4: Cyberspace Threats and Vulnerabilities

    • Unit 1: Definitions and Scope of Cyberspace Threats and Vulnerabilities · 2 hours

      Define cyberspace, threats, and vulnerabilities.. Understand the scope of cyberspace threats and vulnerabilities.. Examine the extent of threats and vulnerabilities in nation-states..

12. Week 12Module 4: Cyberspace Threats and Vulnerabilities

    • Unit 2: Threats to Critical Infrastructures and Industrial Control Systems · 2 hours

      Define critical infrastructures and industrial control systems.. Examine the threats posed to critical infrastructures.. Study the threats to industrial control systems..

13. Week 13Module 4: Cyberspace Threats and Vulnerabilities

    • Unit 3: Threats of Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime Networks · 2 hours

      Study the threat of terrorism and attributes of classical and cyber terrorism.. Examine cyber-enabled radicalization.. Understand cyber terrorist attacks.. Study the threat of transnational organized crime networks..