PPI540 - Corporate and Cyber-Crime Investigations

Subject Title
Corporate and Cyber-Crime Investigations

Subject Description
Corporate and Cyber-Crime Investigations is a required course in the Advanced Investigations and Enforcement (AIE) Program. This subject focuses on fraud, theft and other on-line / Cyber offences in the private and corporate environment. Students are introduced to the use of Social Media in Cybercrime investigation, data breaches, the impact of Cyberbullying, the application of Social Engineering and elements of Phishing, Spear Phishing and Ransomware. The effects of Internet Abuse on Law Enforcement is also discussed. Students also learn to recognize environments and situations with a high probability of Cybercrime, fraud or theft.

Credit Status
This is an Advanced Investigations and Enforcement credit subject.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

 
1.           Explore the techniques used to commit cybercrime and how they impact individuals and businesses locally and on a global scale.
2.           Develop a big-picture view of cybercriminal activity and the challenges cybercrime presents to law enforcement, the public, small-to-large organizations, and government.
3.           Describe the difference between open source intelligence and digital evidence. Identify the types of intelligence that can be gathered in social media and analyze the risks and safeguards that should be taken when gathering open source intelligence in social media.
4.           Understand the provisions under the new cyberbullying legislation concerning “intimate images” and “revenge porn.” And assess how cyberbullies use different techniques, devices, apps, websites, and programs for harassing, teasing, and harming victims.
5.           Describe the risks, threats, and vulnerabilities associated with mobile device use. Examine cases in which mobile devices are involved in search and seizure arising from provisions of the Criminal Code and explain the meaning of “reasonable expectation of privacy” as it relates to cellphones, text messages, and the warrantless search of a cellphone incident to arrest.
6.           Assess how cybercriminals use techniques, such as phishing, to commit online crime and discuss how personal information is put at risk when it is collected, used, and shared by businesses and organizations.
7.           Discuss the expression of an “expectation of privacy” as it pertains to video surveillance and searches of computers and similar devices and understand the conditions that must be met in order to conduct a warrantless search of a computer incidental to arrest.
8.           Discuss how tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) are inserted into phishing, spear-phishing, ransomware, and other targeted attacks on people, computers, and networks. Identify the particulars of extortion-based email scams and learn crime prevention tips related to these kinds of attacks.
9.           Distinguish abusive, predatory, and problematic use of the Internet and explore key factors that contribute to abusive online behaviors.

Academic Integrity
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Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.

Discrimination/Harassment
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Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.

Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
Synchronous (live) classes may be delivered in person, in a Flexible Learning space, or online through a Seneca web conferencing platform such as MS Teams or Zoom. Flexible Learning spaces are equipped with cameras, microphones, monitors and speakers that capture and stream instructor and student interactions, providing an in-person experience for students choosing to study online.

Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.

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