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Cybercrime (SECU0049)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Teaching department
Security and Crime Science
Credit value
15
Restrictions
External students should select this module via Portico if they have received permission from their home department. Approval will be dependent on module's capacity.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The course provides students with an understanding of the nature, extent and patterns of cybercrime, the challenges of accurately measuring cybercrime, the structure of cybercriminal operations and the threats linked to cybercrime. The lectures will cover the different types of cybercriminal operations, the techniques used by offenders to exploit crime opportunities available on the Internet, the different actors in the online underground economy, and the technical and legal issues faced by law enforcement to prevent and disrupt cybercriminal operations. Through the analysis of case studies, the students will better understand how to identify pinch points for intervention and develop effective mitigation techniques to disrupt cybercriminal operations. The module will be delivered over 10 weeks with 3 hour contact time (lectures/tutorials) per week.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
50% Coursework
50% Exam
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
63
Module leader
Dr Ingolf Becker
Who to contact for more information
scs-teaching@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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