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Course Overview

In our hyper-connected world, where instant communication between people, data, and machines occurs over global, open networks, cybercrime has become an inescapable part of our daily lives. 

 More and more people are increasingly reliant on online spaces to live, study, work, and entertainment and leisure. However, without the requisite cybersecurity infrastructure and knowledge as we learn and work from home, we are now more vulnerable to various types of cybercrimes.  

While organizations and governments work to find better ways to protect us, the best way to slow down cybercriminals is to know more about how they operate and take steps to keep ourselves safer online. 

This non-technical course is designed to help you understand the kinds of cybercrimes that you, your loved ones, and your colleagues are vulnerable to. You will also learn some simple cyber-hygiene tips and strategies to safeguard yourself online. You will learn about the damaging effects of fake news and misinformation, and how we can do our bit by reducing its circulation.  

Further, the course will take you through some of the main actors and issues with regard to law enforcement, and explains why catching the bad guys is so hard.  

By better understanding the cybercrime landscape and the techniques that cybercriminals use to trap us, you will be in a better position to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your organization from cybercrime and cybersecurity breaches. 

What You Will Learn

  • Understand the larger cybersecurity landscape and your role in keeping yourself safer online
  • Be aware of the various forms and types of cybercrime
  • so that you can avoid becoming a victim
  • Learn how to identify fake news and misinformation
  • and how to play your part in stopping the ‘infodemic’ of inaccurate information
  • Learn some simple cyber-hygiene strategies and adopt non-technical cybersecurity best practices

Program Curriculum

  • Introduction: New Technologies and Risks
  • Hyper-Connected World and the Internet of Things
  • Devices: Managing Risks and Vulnerabilities
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • The State of Cybercrime
  • Cybercrime: Evolution and Definitions
  • Types of Cybercrimes: Malware
  • Types of Cybercrimes: Online Scams
  • Types of Cybercrimes: Financial Fraud and Identity Theft
  • Types of Cybercrimes: Harassment and Sexual Abuse
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Cybersecurity and National Security
  • Cyberwarfare
  • Fake News and Misinformation
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Offenders
  • Victims
  • Policing and Law Enforcement
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Cyber Hygiene in the ‘New Normal’: It’s for Everyone
  • Staying Safe: Malware
  • Staying Safe: Scams
  • Staying Safe: Financial Fraud and Identity Theft
  • Staying Safe: Harassment and Sexual Abuse
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Ethical Issues in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
  • Cybercrime Futures and Concluding Thoughts
  • Chapter 6 Quiz
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Instructor

Anuradha Rao

Author

Dr. Anuradha Rao is the founder of CyberCognizanz, a training and communications company in Singapore, which focuses on critical digital literacy and keeping people safer in cyberspace. Prior to this, she has taught and conducted research on the relationships between new technologies, society, politics and security at some of the leading higher education institutions in Singapore. Anuradha believes that a critical understanding of new technologies is a key requirement in today’s digital world. Her work focuses on helping people understand and deal with the risks and benefits of digital technologies in their personal and professional lives. She has a Ph.D. in Communications and New Media from the National University of Singapore, and an M.A. in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. In her spare time she enjoys watching movies with her family, catching up with her favourite TV series, reading self-improvement books, and going for long walk.

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