Module Details
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Title CYBERCRIME PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Code CKIT530
Coordinator Mr K Dures
Computer Science
K.Dures@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 Level 7 FHEQ Whole Session 15

Aims
  • To provide students with a wide ranging understanding of the information security management landscape.
  • To equip students with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the potential of cybercrime (throug h ethical hacking).
  • To provide students with systematic understanding of the tools and techniques that can be deployed for cybercrime prevention.
  • To develop the practical ability of students to deploy the tools and techniques of cybercrime prevention in both commercial and non-commercial settings.

Learning Outcomes

A comprehensive understanding of the cyber-crime prevention "landscape", including the tools and techniques available to mitigate against the effects of cybercrime.

An in depth and critical understanding of the concepts of ethical hacking and information security management.

A comprehensive ability to analyse  computer security problems as well as being able to identify and define countermeasures appropriate to their solution.

A substantial ability to cooperate effectively in teams to address common cybercrime prevention issues, especially in the context of asset protection.

An in depth understanding of smartphone security and the associated protection issues.


Syllabus
1 

Week 1
Critical overview of cybercrime prevention terminology and the legal aspects involved.
 
Week 2
Information security management, security auditing, monitoring, ethical hacking and penetration testing.
 
Week 3
Building of an ethical hacking environment (labor atory) to allow experimentation with hacking techniques in weeks 4 and 5, so that a comprehensive understanding of these techniques can be gained.
 
Week 4-5
Ethical hacking in a number of contexts such as:  wireless communication, Wi-Fi Protocol access, Operating Systems, the "Secure Sockets Layer", access point cloning, router attacks, SQL injection and the building of key loggers.
 
Week 6-7
Techniques, tools and processes for cybercrime prevention in a variety of domains such as: desktop applications, wireless access points, smartphones and bluetooth connections.
 
Week 8
Comprehensive understanding of the security challenges of emerging computing environments.
 

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Online Learning - Weekly seminar supported by asynchronous discussion in a virtual classroom environment facilitated by an online instructor.

Number of hours per week that students are expected to attend the virtual classroom so as to participate in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is 7.5.

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           60
Weekly seminar supported by asynchronous discussion in a virtual classroom environment facilitated by an online instructor.
60
Timetable (if known)           Number of hours per week that students are expected to attend the virtual classroom so as to participate in discussion, dedicated to group work and individual assessment is 7.5.
  		 
Private Study 90
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Coursework  Weekly Discussion Qu  whole session  50  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Ten discussion questions There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One Week/ 750 words  Week 1  5  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay - Cyber-crime laws reflection There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One Week / 1000 word  Week 2  10  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Penetration Test Report There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One Week / 750 words  Week 3  5  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Report on ethical hacking lab practice There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  Two Weeks / 1000 wor  Weeks 4&5  10  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Group Project - Part 1 There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  Two Weeks / 1000 wor  Weeks 6&7  10  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Group Project - Part 2 There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. 
Coursework  One Week / 1000 word  Week 8  10  No reassessment opportunity  Standard UoL penalty applies  Essay - Cyber-crime prevention in IoT There is no reassessment opportunity, The nature of the adopted online learning paradigm is such that no reassessment opportunity is available; instead students failing the module will be offered the opportunity to retake the entire module. Notes (applying to all assessments) 1) Due to nature of the on­line mode of instruction work is not marked anonymously. (2) Students who fail the module have the opportunity to repeat the entire module. (3) The "Standard UoL Penalty" for late submission that applies is the "Standard UoL Penalty" agreed with respect to online programmes offered in collaboration with Laureate Online Education. (4) For group work assessments groups typically comprise 3 to 4 students. Both group and individual contributions are assessed and integrated to produce a final mark for each student. 

Recommended Texts
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.
Explanation of Reading List:

The online programmes offered by the department of Computer　Science in Collaboration with Laureate Online Education use online materials wherever possible including the　online resources available within the　University of Liverpool’s libraries. This module does not require a specific text book.