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Cyber Law & White Collar Crime
Cyber Law and White Collar Crime highlights the various computer crimes and appropriate response by first defenders and others that may encounter these types of issues. Participants learn legislations and organizational efforts to control or prevent such crimes. This course covers intellectual property law (copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition, and unfair business practices), personal jurisdiction, electronic commerce and software contracts, telecommunications, antitrust, privacy, the right to accuracy of information, the right to access to information, and the First Amendment.
Course Overview
Complete the following online courses: AWR-173, AWR-174, AWR-175 or have a good knowledge and understanding of the following topics: Cyber Ethics, Ethical Business Practices, Privacy Laws and Principles, Intellectual Property, Copyright Laws, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets, Code of Ethics and Professional Practices, Freedom of Speech and the Internet, Ethical Hacking, Patching and updating, Firewalls, Malware, Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability, Disclosure, Alteration, and Denial, Vulnerabilities, Attacks and Controls, Types of Attacks and Attackers, Controls, Access Control, TCP/IP Networking, Networking Basics and Security, Operating System Security, Encryption
Learning Objectives
The student will demonstrate an understanding of:
- Online contracting, consumer protection/privacy and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations about online marketing
- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Wire Fraud Act, Stolen Property Act and other miscellaneous copyrights intellectual property matters
- Website Domain Names as assigned by ICANN, as well as the Legality of Hyperlinking, Cybersquatting, and Cyber-piracy Prevention
- Forms of online Identity theft, to included retail sales fraud, business opportunity, investment and online auction fraud under the purview of Federal Prosecution
- Aspects of cyber-crime and electronic evidence on the Internet to include search and seizure, evidence in legal and business proceedings and computer security and incident response
- Miscellaneous cybercrimes like free speech, Child Protection Laws, as well as legal aspects of gambling, hate speech, and Anti-Hacking/Anti-Spyware.
Framework Connections
The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):
Specialty Areas
- Legal Advice and Advocacy
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