CRJU 4996 - Practicum in Evidence-Based Cybersecurity

3 Credit Hours
Recommended Courses: CRJU 4405 and CRJU 4415 with C or above is recommended prior to taking this course.

Description
This practicum will help students understand the scope of open source environment including primary, secondary, and technical sources. It will demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of open sources as a basis for intelligence information and analysis. Students will be exposed to various open source analytic techniques and methodologies. The course will culminate in an analytic, forecasting exercise utilizing various open source techniques including citation and analysis and overt human networks. Students are expected to contribute to the data collection efforts of the Evidence Based Cybersecurity Research Group. It is recommended that the student complete CRJU 4450 - Cybercrime and CRJU 4415 - Evidence Based Cybersecurity prior to enrolling in this course.