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Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare

Postgraduate | MAQ-PICX808 | 2018

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Raise your awareness of cyberspace threats and the implications for law enforcement and national security responses. Study the role of the internet in radicalisation and recruitment, and the role of digital currency in money laundering.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
-

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Cyber Terrorism and Information Warfare

About this subject

  • At completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. understand and differentiate characteristics and typologies of different crime threats and trends in the cyber space
    2. analyse how nation-states and non-nation-states actors utilize the internet as an attack vector in information warfare to infiltrate digital systems and gain control of critical infrastructure through the use of case studies
    3. identify the value of the Internet as a vehicle to recruit, communicate, and fund terrorism
    4. Analyse the technical, social and political drivers of cyber terrorism and information warfare.
    5. Develop the ability to conduct independent and collaborative research through written and oral presentations

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • MAQ-PIC880 (Not currently available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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