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Intro to Digital Security

Computer Information SystemsSchool of Computer Science & Arts

Learning Objectives

 

Course Objective

Program Objective and/or
Collegewide Student Competency

1.      Understand the problems associated with computer crime

 

 

2.      Know the evolution of computing devices and operating systems

 

 

3.      Know the evolution of computer crime

 

 

4.      Understand web-based criminal activity, malware, data theft and manipulation,  cyberterrorism, and neotraditional criminal activity

 

 

5.      Understand the different methods of identity theft/fraud and the crimes facilitated by identity theft/fraud

 

 

6.      Identify differences in terrorism and the convergence of terrorism and organized crime

 

 

7.      Identify and understand the prosecutorial rules for cybercrime

 

 

8.      Know how the first amendment effects cybercrime activity, including case dealing with child pornography, child protection laws, and Internet gambling

 

 

9.      Understand search and seizure laws and the fourth amendment

 

 

10.  Understand and identify key principles of the various privacy acts

 

 

11.  Define computer forensic terminology

 

 

12.  Understand how to collect and store digital evidence

 

 

13.  Identify and use popular forensic software

 

 

14.  Perform search and seizure of computer-related evidence

 

 

15.  Know how to prepare for a crime scene search including associated paperwork and legal documents

 

 

16.  Know how to secure a digital crime scene, locate and store evidence, and interview witnesses

 

 

17.  Identify and create evidence reports