E-crime | SUSS

Singapore University of Social Sciences

E-crime (SEC231)

Applications Open: To be confirmed

Applications Close: To be confirmed

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Course Types: To be confirmed

Language: English

Duration: 6 months

Fees: To be confirmed

Area of Interest: Others

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Funding: To be confirmed

School/Department: School of Business

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Synopsis

University graduates in Security Studies and those in the private and public sector Security Industry would benefit from being conversant with the issues, problems, and technologies involved in cybercrime and cyber investigations conducted online. SEC231 E-Crime will equip graduates with the requisite knowledge and skills relating to the kinds of criminal activities, methods and instruments used in solving crime as well as formal investigation techniques used in Singapore. A broad range of topics, covering Security Studies concepts of cyber-criminology, criminal behavior,assessment of risk, crime cases, as well as criminal investigation techniques in Southeast Asia. Such knowledge and skills would be highly useful for those already or considering work in the Security Industry in terms of the Singapore Government’s Security Industry Transformation Map (SITM).

Level: 2
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: Every January

Topics

Review the scholarship on online crime and criminal behaviour
Assess how criminals make use of the Internet to commit crime
Malware and Cybercriminal Investigation in Singapore and Southeast Asia
E-crime, e-risk hacking and hackers’ egos
Criminology Models in Online and Offline Crime
Contrast the kinds of social media platforms used by cybercriminals in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan or China
e-Commerce, e-Crime and e-Solutions
Stalking, Bullying and Grooming
Real World Crime and Virtual World Crime
Online Criminal Target Selection and Vulnerable Communities
Investigating Online Crime and Cyber Risk Mitigation Strategies
Symmetrical Encryption and Asymmetrical Encryption in Online Crime

Learning Outcome

Cite the scholarship on crime and criminology
Classify how criminals make use of the Internet to commit crime
Contrast the use of different kinds of malware used by criminals to penetrate personal information (e.g. credit card data; passport data; online banking data) in Singapore, Southeast Asia and/or across the world); and how these crimes are investigated
Associate what motivates hackers and how they break through firewalls
Discuss the main models used in criminology including Online and Offline Crime
Distinguish the kinds of social media platforms used by cybercriminals in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan or China
Estimate the limitations of e-Crime
Explain the differences between stalking, bullying and grooming in Cybercrime
Generalize real world crime and virtual world crime in terms of human trafficking, drug trafficking or money laundering.
Review how cybercriminals select their targets and suggest why certain online communities are more vulnerable than others
Research cybercrime legislation in Singapor