Real Life Cyber Criminal Cases

Most often the media reports security and privacy breaches. Your task in this project is to keep an eye on print and electronic media to identify, analyze and evaluate real-life cybercrimes reported in media.

Over the course of the semester you should identify three (3) real-life cybercrimes that have occurred over the past 12 months. At least one (1) of these must come from the UAE or Gulf region.

You should note the following for each cybercrime identified:

Date of occurrence of the security and privacy breaches;
Where it occurred;
Who initiated it;
Who/how many people/companies/governments were affected;
Describe the incident;
What security vulnerabilities were exploited by the attacker/s to cause this cybercrime;
What was the estimated cost of the cybercrime;
What (security) steps were taken since the cybercrime occurred to prevent a reoccurrence;
Describe any (if any) unresolved issues relating to this cybercrime;
What new technical information did you learn from this cybercrine.
1- Guidelines for the Project– 15% of final grade

This is an individual project, where each student should write a project report. The project will be evaluated/graded based on the following criteria:

a) Nature of content;

b) Logical flow/Organization of the report/presentation/poster;

c) Readability/use of language/use of graphics/presentation style;

d) Originality (providing your own view and reflection);

e) Citations and references following the APA format;

2- Structure of the report

A table of contents;
Define the topic with at least five references from academic as well as non-academic fora;
Discuss the threat/attack/vulnerability/control from multiple perspectives – giving your own opinion about the topic;
Provide real life example of the threat/attack/vulnerability/control and give your opinion;
An introduction and conclusion;
Bibliography of references;
Appendices if any;
Report is submitted through Safe Assign on the blackboard.
3- Report Layout

Should not exceed six pages, excluding title page and reference list;
One column, 12 points, Times New Roman Font, single spacing.