Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
This short course seeks to provide police and law enforcement agencies with broad understanding of
key aspects and characteristics of the cyber threat environment, and to provide participants with an
enhanced understanding of the threats, actors, and possible approaches to managing this dynamic
challenge.
On completion of the course, participants will be able to:
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Identify and understand the new forms of criminal activity enabled by computer technology,
including key foundational concepts of the cyber domain.
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Understand the unique challenges presented by cybercrime, including jurisdictional
challenges, pace of technological change, attribution of responsibility; and volume of
activity.
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Develop an appreciation for the interconnected nature of cybercrime and other forms of
cyber threat, including terrorism and espionage.
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Improve understanding of the key role of the private sector in managing and responding to
cyber threats, and the need for strong public-private relationships
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Increase capacity to identify and distinguish between different threat actors in cyberspace,
including hackers, cybercriminals, and cyber espionage. Appreciate the role of different
motivations and purposes of different attacks.
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Key case studies on major cybercrime incidents, and the implications and consequences for
the State, and the role of law enforcement agencies.
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Recognise the changing information environment and the changing public relationship with
information, technology, and privacy, and the implications of this for policing agencies and
police.