Cybercrime – raising awareness for future professionals. (5th May 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ross, Margaret; Staples, Geoff; Udall, Mark
• Is Part Of: International journal of electronic security and digital forensics. Volume 2:Number 2(2009)
• Page Start: 228
• Page End: 238
• Publication Date: 2009-05-05
• Subjects: cybercrime -- future computing professionals -- raising awareness -- risks -- social networking -- student views -- surveys -- internet crime -- electronic security -- UK higher education -- United Kingdom -- MSc students -- computing education -- digital forensics; Computer crimes -- Periodicals; Computer crimes -- Investigation -- Periodicals; Computer security -- Periodicals; Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation -- Periodicals; Information warfare -- Periodicals; 005.805
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-911X

Abstract

One of the many approaches to enable businesses and individuals to protect themselves from the ever-increasing amount and range of cybercrime is by education of future computing professionals. This is relevant to students studying different aspects of undergraduate and postgraduate computing. This paper discusses the results of surveys relating to the views of computing undergraduate students on the potential risks of social networking and on other relevant issues. The approaches used to raise this awareness, from first year IT undergraduates to Master students, none of whom are cybercrime or security specialists, are considered. These students specialise in different aspects of computing from business information systems, through software development to networking.