Module 3: Cyber crime and Security
Summary: module 3 in a nutshell
The
module on cyber
crime and security identifies the broad challenges we all face as we
attempt to make Internet use safe and secure. It provides a basic
description and explanation of some key concepts, as well as a
discussion of important key issues, hopefully in order to enable the
participants have a better grasp of the realities of misconduct in
the Internet and make available to them the technical, legal and
regulatory tools to help prevent or minimize these attacks.
Specifically,
the module deals with the following:
- Cyber
crime:
- Internet
and security concepts;
- Types
of incidents
and attacks;
- Improving
security.
- Cyber
law:
- Statutes,
laws and policies:
challenges to enforcers;
- Substantive
and procedural law;
- International
and other efforts to combat cyber
crime.
Additional information on cyber crime and security
- APEC Cyber Crime Survey.
- A
survey commissioned by the APEC to identify offences
and cyber crimes in the Asia-Pacific region.
http://www.apectelwg.org/e-securityTG/Downloads
- CERT.
- A
centre of Internet security expertise, located at the Software
Engineering Institute.
A federally funded research and development centre operated by
Carnegie Mellon University. It studies Internet security
vulnerabilities, researches long-term changes in networked systems,
and develops information and training to help improve security:
http://www.cert.org.
- Cyber
Security and Cyber Crime
- Information
on news, cyber laws, cyber alert systems, vulnerability resources,
attacks, policies, laws and statistics.
Available online in the following websites:
http://www.us-cert.gov/;
http://www.staysafeonline.info/;
https://www.csialliance.org/home/;
http://www.cpi.seas.gwu.edu/;
http://www.cyberpartnership.org/;
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/library/article.jsp?aid=internet_security_threat_report_cybercrime;
http://www.infosecwriters.com/text_resources/pdf/Mal_Codes_in_Depth.pdf
- International
Telecommunications Union.
- Provides
information and resources on cyber security, ICT laws, Internet
governance, and articles on network security: http://www.itu.int
