Course Overview
This course will expose you to investigative strategies used when investigating cybercrimes related to fraud and financial crimes. You will learn to use investigative and analytical strategies when collecting digital evidence in crimes such as investment scams, identity theft, blockchain and cryptocurrency scams, and ransomware attacks. You will review case studies to learn of best practices for the deterrence, detection, investigation, and reporting of the above mentioned crimes. The best practices for presenting a cybercrime investigation report to a decision-maker will be discussed.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Determine an appropriate investigation process in completing a cybercrime investigation relating to fraud and financial crime.
- Propose strategies on how to identify and collect evidence during a cybercrime investigation.
- Use software to analyze data that would be collected during a cybercrime investigation.
- Prepare a report for a decision-maker based on your analysis of cybercrime data.
Effective as of Winter 2024
Related Programs
Financial Cybercrime Investigation (XFSC 3055) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Fraud and Financial Crime Investigation
Microcredential Part-time
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