Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Cybersecurity and International Cooperation
Course Code
SZF_158
Branch of Science
Law
ECTS
4.00
Target Audience
Civil and Military Defense; Juridical Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jānis Grasis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Study course aims to develop skills to manage tools for prevention of cyber crimes and cooperation in countering cyber threats. It provides look inside of the specifics of modern crimes of cyber nature, relevant criminal procedure concepts and their connection with the principles of fundamental rights and fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential for elimination of the crims of the cyber nature.
Preliminary Knowledge
Study Course "Crimes of a Hybrid Nature and Prevention of Hybrid Threats".
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will have a deep understanding of crimes connected with cyber attacks. They will possess a practical skills in evaluating and solving problems relating to the cyber – threats. Finally they will have experience working collaboratively with others in order to develop methods of protection against cyber threats.
Skills
1.Students develop a range of essential skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, gathering of information, interpersonal skills and technological proficiency. By developing these skills, students will be ready to solve problems in connection with crimes of cyber nature.
Competences
1.This course aims to develop a range of competencies essential for elaborating methods again crimes of cyber nature. Students will be well-prepared to take on leadership in order to prevent crimes of the cyber nature.
Assessment
Individual work
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1. Attendance of seminars and lectures – mandatory, 20% (the lecturer evaluates the student's participation and activity in lectures and seminars).
2. Permanent work (group work/synopsis/analysis) and presentation – mandatory, 30% (the lecturer evaluates the student's skills: to keep the audience's attention, the ability to find and select viable innovative ideas, to discuss the latest trends in the context of the study course topics).
3. Development of summaries – mandatory, 20% (the lecturer assesses the student's ability to independently obtain, select and analyse information in the context of the study course).
4. Examination – mandatory, 30% (the lecturer assesses the student's knowledge and understanding in the context of the study course topics).
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Examination
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This course requires active participation in lectures, workshops, completion of assigned readings and presentation of the final project by group of students (Case study about cybersecurity and recommendations to ensure security from cyberattacks). The final grade will be calculated on the basis of activity during the lectures and workshops and the final project presentation.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Introduction to the Cyberspace.
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The essence of the cybersecurity.
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Types of the cybercrimes. Case studies during the workshop.
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Types of the cybercrimes. Case studies during the workshop.
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Digital proves. Case studies during the workshop.
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Digital proves. Case studies during the workshop.
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Cybersecurity policies and the fundamental rights.
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Cybersecurity policies and the fundamental rights.
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Usage of open sources in the cyberspace. Case studies during the workshop.
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Usage of open sources in the cyberspace. Case studies during the workshop.
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International cooperation to combat cybercrimes.
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International cooperation to combat cybercrimes.
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Presentation of the final project by groups of students.
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Presentation of the final project by groups of students.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Brewer Russell, De Vel-Palumbo Melissa, Hutchings Alice, Holt Thomas. (2019). Cybercrime Prevention: Theory and Applications (Crime Prevention and Security Management). 1st ed.
2.
Convention on Cybercrime. Explanatory Reports and Guidance Notes. (2023). Council of Europe.
3.
Cruz-Cunha Maria Manuaela, Mateus-Coelho Nuno. (2022). Handbook of Research on Cyber Crime and Information Privacy. 2 Volumes. IGI Global.
4.
Foresight Cybersecurity Threats For 2030 - Update 2024: Executive Summary. (2024). European Union Agency for Cybersecurity.
5.
High tech crime. (2024). Europol.
6.
Tosoni Luca. (2018). Rethinking Privacy in the Council of Europe`s Convention on Cybercrime. Computer law & Security law 34 (6). Elsevier ScienceDirect
7.
Stoddart Kristian. (2022). Cyberwarfare. Threats to Critical Infrastructure. Palgrave Macmillian.
8.
Thomas J. Holt, Adam M. Bossler, Palgrave Macmillan Cham (Eds). (2020). The Palgrave Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance. E-grāmata.
Additional Reading
1.
Stohl, M. (2019) The Politics of Cybersecurity: How states and security experts understand, perform and discuss security in the digital age. Routledge, Oxfordshire.
2.
Weimann, G. (2015). Terrorism in cyberspace: the next generation. Woodrow Wilson Center Press.
Other Information Sources
1.
EUROPOL. Cybercrime
2.
ENISA - an agency of the European Union.