COMP41650

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this module students should be able to:

• List and explain hacking offences as defined by the Council of Europe's Convention of Cybercrime
• Explain the purpose of malware
• Describe common methods of malware dispersal and transmission
• Explain the “Business Models” of Malware
• Describe the process of Malware Analysis
• Determine the purpose of unknown executable files in a safe manner
• Detect the signs of malware intrusion on computer systems

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Active/task-based learning; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; lab work; problem-based learning; case-based learning.
If students are permitted to use generative AI tools in assignments, that will be indicated in the assignment specification.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Learning Requirements:

In order to take this module you must be a serving member of a law enforcement organisation.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Equivalents:
Hacking& Malware Investigation (COMP40140)


 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.