Cybercrime, Cyberterrorism, and Digital Law Enforcement (Spring 2009, Wednesdays, 4-5:45 pm)

Cybercrime, Cyberterrorism, and Digital Law Enforcement (Spring 2009, Wednesdays, 4-5:45 pm)

On the Internet, "no one knows you are a dog" ... and every sociopath is your next door neighbor.  This course explores the dark side of the Internet by examining how hackers, crackers, spammers, botnet herders, pornographers, con artists, child exploiters, organized crime, international terrorists, rogue corporations, hostile governments, and other assorted bad guys exploit and take advantage of the networked world.  We examine how these developments impact law, policy and social response mechanisms.   This course is not a criminal procedures class and should be of interest to anyone interested in cyber or information law generally.

The "official" course description and syllabus is available at http://cybercrime.advancedstudies.org/ .  Don't be turned off by the apparent amount of material listed in the syllabus, we pick and choose appropriate readings depending on what topics are relevant and in the news at the time the course is given.

Cybercrime is taught by Kim Taipale, the executive director and founder of the Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy.  Mr. Taipale is a nationally recognized expert and frequent invited speaker, often appears before Congressional and other national committees, and is the author of numerous academic papers, journal articles, and book chapters on information, technology, and national security issues.  See http://taipale.info/