MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice Science - III Semester - Optional

Cyber Crimes

 

Course Teacher

 


 


Dr. K.Jaishankar
Lecturer
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,

Tirunelveli,

Tamil Nadu India

Home Page: http://www.drjaishankar.co.nr
Email: drjaishankar@gmail.com

Please Note: All student emails to the course teacher must include "Cyber Crimes" in subject line  Emails will be read and responded as soon as possible.

 

Goals

 

 

 

By the end of this course, participants will:

  • be able to understand the history of computers and internet
  • develop an appreciation for the developments in the field of computers
  • be able to accurately understand the situation of cyber crimes and intellectual property rights
  • be able to understand cyber crime investigation and evaluate various laws related to cyber crimes
  • acquire or refine basic skills in the use of on-line search engines
  • refine presentation skills using MS PowerPoint

Syllabus

 

Optional 5  CYBER CRIMES        

 

Unit 1. Computer and Internet basics

Computer Hardware & Networks: The BIOS and Boot Process - Computer Memory - Hard Disks, Floppy Disks, CD ROMs and DVDs - Networks and Communications - Understanding the Internet: How the Domain Name System works - Email Concepts -World Wide Web concepts - Website Creation Concepts Forms, Interactivity, and Database-Driven Web Sites - Web Commerce

 

Unit 2. Cyber Crime

Cyber crime: Definition – History and evolution Types and forms of cyber crimes -Malicious Code - Computer Viruses ,Computer Worms ,Computer Trojans, Web Hacking Foot printing, Port Scanning, E-Shoplifting Web Defacement, Denial of Service Attacks, Manipulating Cookies - Email Hacking: Email Hacking using Packet Sniffers, Email Hacking & Phishing, Email Frauds & Phishing, Email Bombing Email Hijacking -  Social Engineering .

 

Unit 3. Cyber Crime Investigation

Best Practices for Cyber Crime Investigation: Initialising a Search and Seizure Operation Tracking & Tracing Emails, Recovery of Digital Evidence, Setting up a Cyber Crime Investigation Cell Cyber Forensics: Basic Forensic Principles, Forensic Imaging & Verification, Data Recovery and Analysis

 

Unit 4. Cyber Law

Case studies USA, UK and India. Cyber terrorism Prevention and detection of cyber crime – Cyber Policing Current statutes in India: Penalties & Offences under the Information Technology Act, 2000, Offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Issues relating to investigation and adjudication of cyber crimes in India Digital evidence IT act 2000 and other legal provisions

 

Unit 5. Intellectual property rights

Intellectual Property Issues and Cyberspace – The Indian Perspective: Overview of Intellectual Property related Legislation in India, Copyright law & Cyberspace  Trademark law & Cyberspace. Digital Delivery of Intellectual Property Services

 

Expectations and Evaluation

 

Total marks = 100 Internal = 50 External = 50

INTERNAL EXAMINATIONS (50%):

Assignments (10%)

Three Tests (30%)

There will be a variety of ungraded in-class activities, so continuity of attendance and willing participation are likely to be factors in the success of this course. Participants will be evaluated on their contribution to the creation of a positive and intellegually stimulating class environment.

Seminar Presentation (10%):

Presenters will be graded on

·      Relevance: Your presentation must relate to the course goals, and the learning needs of your classmates.

·      Thoroughness: Your classmates should come away from your presentation with a sufficiently thorough grasp of the material to be able to discuss the topic intelligently in their tests.

·      Depth of Analysis: an awareness of differing view-points is demonstrated; originality, insight, and creativity are demonstrated; the presentation goes beyond repeating what others have said and contributes something new to our understanding of the topic

·      Argumentation: You should be able to take and defend a position using logical arguments and carefully selected supportive detail

·      Clarity and interest: As prospective teachers, it is important that you not only master the content of your presentation and have something significant to say, you must also be able to say it in a way that will engage, challenge, and influence your audience. Avoid over-reliance on lecture or oral reading.

·      Presentation software: Given the course topic, presentations should incorporate appropriate use of presentation software (Powerpoint/Keynote/etc)

·      Brevity: Given the anticipated number of participants in this class, individual presentations must be strictly limited to 15 minutes; group presentations to 20. "Focus" is therefore a key criteria of success. Brief handouts are optional but often appreciated by one's peers

·      Discussion: The degree to which you have achieved the above goals should be reflected in the liveliness of the subsequent discussion

EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS (50%):

 

Selected Bibliography

 

Albert J. Marcellaa and Robert S. Greenfiled (Ed) (2002) Cyber Forensics, A Field Manual for collecting, examining and preserving evidence of computer crimes, Auerbach publications.

Davis, R and Hutchison, S. 1997. Computer Crime in Canada. Toronto: Thomson Canada Limited.

Deflem, Mathieu, and J. Eagle Shutt. 2006 “Law Enforcement and Computer Security Threats and Measures.” Pp. 200-209 in The Handbook of Information Security, Volume 2: Information Warfare; Social, Legal, and International Issues; and Security Foundations, edited by Hossein Bidgoli. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. 

Derek Atkins et. al., (1997). Internet Security: Professional Reference, Techmedia, Daryaganj, New Delhi

Gibson, William (1984). Neuromancer. New York : Ace Books.

Giddens, A (1990) The Consequences of Modernity, Polity Press: Oxford.

Hafner, K. & Markoff, J. (1995). Cyberpunks: Outlaws and hackers on the computer frontier. Toronto: Simon and Schuster.

Hauben, Michael and Ronda Hauben (1997). Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet. Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Press: New Jersey

IT Act 2000.

Joinson, A. (2003). Understanding the psychology of Internet behaviour. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lukasik Stephen J. (2001). Current and Future: Technical Capabilities In: Abraham D. Sofaer and Seymour E. Goodman (Eds) The Transnational Dimension of Cyber Crime and Terrorism.Hoover Institution Press Publication No. 490. Stanford University. pp.125-182   http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/stanford.htm

McQuade, Samuel C (2005). Understanding and managing cyber crime. New Jersey: Allyn & Bacon.

Pease, K. (2001). Crime futures and foresight: Challenging criminal behaviour in the information age. In D. Wall (ed.) Crime and the internet. London: Routledge.

Rogers, M. (2001). A Social Learning Theory and Moral Disengagement Analysis of Criminal Computer Behavior: An Exploratory Study. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis Submitted to the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba http://homes.cerias.purdue.edu/~mkr/cyber crime-thesis.pdf

Seymour Goodman and Abraham Soafer (ed.) (2002) The Transnational dimensions of cyber crime, Hoover Institution Press Washington.

Smith R, Grabosky P and Urbas G (2004). Cyber criminals on trial. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press pp 5-10

Tyner, K. (1998). Literacy in a digital world. New Jersey: Lawrence Earlbaum  Associates.

United Nations (1997). United Nations Manual on the Prevention and Control of Compute-Related Crime, International Review of Criminal Policy Nos. 43 and 44, United Nations: New York http://www.uncjin.org/Documents/EighthCongress.html

Wall  David S. (1999), 'Cybercrimes: New  Wine, No Bottles?', in P. Davies, P. Francis  and V. Jupp (eds), Invisible Crimes: Their  Victims and their Regulation, London:  Macmillan, pp. 105-39.

Wall, D. (2001). Cyber crimes and the internet. In D. Wall (ed.) Crime and the internet. London: Routledge.

Williams, M. (2005) ‘Cyber crime’, in J. Mitchell Miller (Ed.) Encyclopaedia of Criminology, London: Routledge.

Woolgar, S. (2002) Virtual Society? - Technology, Cyberbole, Reality, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Power point presentations / Notes

 


1. History of Computers
 

 

2. Basics of Computers

 

All the Best!!!!

 

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