CISM-5470 Cyberwarfare, Cybercrime, and Digital Forensics

Description

This course examines three major disciplines in information security: Cyberwarfare, Cybercrime, and Digital Forensics, covering cybersecurity policies and legal and ethical issues. Although each area of study is worthy of its own focus, this course introduces students to the major approaches, concepts, and skills needed to understand the study of each.In the Cyberwarfare section, students learn how military and nation-state approaches to cyber warfare differ from those in the business sector. Topics include cyberspace intelligence operations, offensive, and defensive cyberwarfare, military doctrine, and evolving threat strategies. Case projects and real-world incidents underscore the importance of comprehending the cyberwarfare landscape and the potential nonstate actor (e.g., businesses) implications.In the Cybercrime section, students study the various categories of cybercrimes, including crimes against computers, crimes against people, cyber fraud, and illicit content instances. Topics such as DDOS attacks, ransomware, phishing, cyberbullying, and hate sites will be discussed in terms of what they are and how information security experts must address them.Finally, digital forensics investigation procedures will be studied, including data acquisition, file recovery, and chain of custody. Students will learn about various digital forensic tools and procedures, as well as specialized forensic investigations, such as Cloud, mobile, and social media forensics procedures. Many topics and exercises will help students learn how to address policy and legal challenges involved in dealing with the Cybercrime categories introduced earlier in the course.

Lecture Hours: 3.00 Lab Hours: 0Total Hours: 3.00