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Level 6 Diploma in Information Technology

Taxonomy and Categories of Cybercrime

IT605 · Computers, Society and Law — Week 5 of 16

CourseIT605
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Taxonomy and Categories of Cybercrime

  1. Computer Misuse Act 1990 provisions
  2. Cyber-dependent vs cyber-enabled offences
  3. Unauthorized access, alteration, and denial of service
  4. Fraud and identity theft
  5. The UK Computer Misuse Act 1990 and its application to cases of technology-facilitated abuse
  6. The Computer Misuse Act 1990 Explained - West Midlands RCCU
  7. The Computer Misuse Act (CMA) - Recent Convictions

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Define the main categories of cybercrime.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: define the main categories of cybercrime.

Study materials

Videos

  • The UK Computer Misuse Act 1990 and its application to cases of technology-facilitated abuse · YouTube · UCL STEaPP · 39 min · for registered students
  • The Computer Misuse Act 1990 Explained - West Midlands RCCU · YouTube · WM Regional Cyber Crime Unit · 4 min · for registered students
  • The Computer Misuse Act (CMA) - Recent Convictions · YouTube · Kemp IT Law · 3 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The rise of crypto-ransomware in a changing cybercrime landscape: taxonomising countermea… · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
  • NCSC/NCA: Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem · PDF · NCSC, report; 29 pages · for registered students
  • ENISA Threat Landscape 2025, 6: Cybercrime · PDF · Enisa, guidance; pp. 28–30 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Professional Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
  • Week 2: Ethical Challenges in IT Organisations
  • Week 3: Data Protection and Privacy Legislation
  • Week 4: Intellectual Property and Commercial IT Law
  • Week 5: Taxonomy and Categories of Cybercrime
  • Week 6: Evaluation and Impact of Global Cybercrime
  • Week 7: IT Risk Assessment Methodologies
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Risk Governance with BS ISO 31000:2009
  • Week 10: Aligning Information Security with Business Strategy
  • Week 11: IT Security Policy Design and Implementation
  • Week 12: Applying Computers, Society and Law in practice: case studi…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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