Essentials of Investigating Cybercrime

Is this program right for you?

Interested in cybersecurity or public safety?

The associate certificate in Essentials of Investigating Cybercrime program focuses on cybercrime investigation.

The knowledge gained in this micro-credential program is crucial across agencies and organizations to detect, defend against, and investigate cyber threats effectively, mitigating potential attacks.

Who should take this program?

This program will provide a broader understanding and knowledge of how to detect and defend against cybercrime, along with how to investigate cybercrime activity to help reduce the severity of a cybercrime attack.

The Essentials of Investigating Cybercrime micro-credential program is beneficial for students looking to investigate cybercrime within the field of cybersecurity and public safety in general.

What will you learn?

The associate certificate in Essentials of Investigating Cybercrime is a micro-credential designed to provide an understanding of the methods used to investigate cybercrime and how to protect your personal information. You will learn about encryption and steganography and how they work to hide and retrieve data. You will also learn how to apply open-source intelligence techniques to increase your ability to sift quickly and effectively through the masses of information on the Internet.

Program Details

The Essentials of Investigating Cybercrime program consists of three courses that will provide you with an understanding of cybercrime investigation basics, teach you techniques used to narrow online searches for efficiency and data integrity, and provide an understanding of encryption and steganography, how to work to hide data, and how to work to retrieve data.

Students who complete the program will also earn a digital badge.

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