Cybersecurity TRSS 742 (3)

The cyber domain is a new environment where we see both security threats and terrorist activities taking place. Indeed, addressing these threats through the lens cyber security will be of utmost importance. This course will introduce students to online communities of extremists and hackers, on both web-forums and social media, where threats/attacks against Canada, Canadians, and critical infrastructure are discussed. This course will also introduce methods for analyzing data from online communities, in particular text data and social network data. This course is for social science students and as such does not require a background in computing science. May be repeated for credit if a different topic is taught. Students who obtained credit for CRIM 742 prior to Fall 2019 may not take this course for further credit.