Cybercrime, Law And Countermeasures
General introduction on cybercrime. Definition of cybercrime. Types and categories of cybercrime and threats to the national critical infrastructure. Investigation process and procedure for cybercrime. Strategies of cybercrime perpetrators. Possible ways of curbing/preventing them. Technical…
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. discuss cybercrimes, including computer crimes, internet fraud, e-commerce, and threats to the national infrastructure; 2. review the policies, legal issues, investigative techniques and strategies, implications for investigation and enforcement on a global scale; 3. analyse the cyber law of Nigeria and some other countries with the penalties attached to each of the cyber laws; 4. describe cyber law application at the international and national levels with examples from Africa, European, North American, South American and Asian countries; 5. compare the cyber law framework and countermeasures in Nigeria with other countries; and 6. state the challenges and opportunities for enforcement of cyber law in Nigeria.
Course contents
General introduction on cybercrime. Definition of cybercrime. Types and categories of cybercrime and threats to the national critical infrastructure. Investigation process and procedure for cybercrime. Strategies of cybercrime perpetrators. Possible ways of curbing/preventing them. Technical aspects of computer cybercrime investigations, threats, and types of attacks and defences used by terrorists and criminals. Successful use of online social networks for cybercrime investigation. Concepts, trends, and methods in computer and network forensics investigations. Skills and knowledge in digital evidence collection and evaluation. Policies, legal issues, international jurisdiction, and privacy issues. Introduction to cyber law and countermeasures. Studies in cyber law application at the international and national levels with examples from European, North American, South American and Asian Countries. The cyber law framework in Nigeria. Challenges and opportunities for cyber law and countermeasure enforcement in Nigeria. New Computing 69 CYB 299: SIWES I (3 Units C: PH 135) Learning Outcomes At the end of this training, students should be able to: 1. assess their knowledge of cybersecurity, its application, preventive measures and defence of the cyber environment; 2. explain how a typical cybersecurity unit/department of an organisation operates; 3. describe the various assignments carried out and the skills acquired during the SIWES period; and 4. submit a comprehensive report on the knowledge acquired and the experience gained during the exercise. Course Contents Students are attached to private and public organisations for a period of three months during the second year session long break with a view to making them acquire practical experience and to the extent possible, develop skills in all areas of Cybersecurity. Students are supervised during the training period and shall be expected to keep records designed for the purpose of monitoring their performance. They…