CYGR 510 - Application and Digital Security Strategy

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: CYGR 500 and CRJU 555; or consent of instructor
See Addenda to the 2023/2024 Catalog  for changes to this course effective Spring 2024

This course examines security threats to applications and digital devices. Cybercrime investigation imparts current, hands-on techniques to inspect evidence held within applications, computers, cell phones and other digital devices. Throughout the course, students work with sample digital evidence, utilize the Bridgewater State University Virtual Lab to inspect the devices, extract digital data and assemble formal reports based on their findings. Students will discuss proper procedures for finding, recording and logging digital devices found at a crime scene. Throughout the course we employ a case study method, using landmark cases in cybercrime investigation. The ethics of cybercrime investigation will be thoroughly explored. Students will gain familiarity with the digital investigation processes being used within Massachusetts’s police stations, as well as federal policies guiding the work. Offered fall and spring semesters.