Cybercrime, Law and Countermeasures

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. discuss cybercrimes, including computer crimes, internet fraud, e-commerce, and threats to the national infrastructure; 2. review the policies, legal issues, investigative techniques and strategies, implications for investigation and enforcement on a global scale; 3. analyse the cyber law of Nigeria and some other countries with the penalties attached to each of the cyber laws; 4. describe cyber law application at the international and national levels with examples from Africa, European, North American, South American and Asian countries; 5. compare the cyber law framework and countermeasures in Nigeria with other countries; and 6. state the challenges and opportunities for enforcement of cyber law in Nigeria.

General introduction on cybercrime. Definition of cybercrime. Types and categories of cybercrime and threats to the national critical infrastructure. Investigation process and procedure for cybercrime. Strategies of cybercrime perpetrators. Possible ways of curbing/preventing them. Technical aspects of computer cybercrime investigations, threats, and types of attacks and defences used by terrorists and criminals. Successful use of online social networks for cybercrime investigation. Concepts, trends, and methods in computer and network forensics investigations. Skills and knowledge in digital evidence collection and evaluation. Policies, legal issues, international jurisdiction, and privacy issues. Introduction to cyber law and countermeasures. Studies in cyber law application at the international and national levels with examples from European, North American, South American and Asian Countries. The cyber law framework in Nigeria. Challenges and opportunities for cyber law and countermeasure enforcement in Nigeria.