CATEGORY: MSc Cybercrime

As the instances of cybercrime grow, so too do the need for the professionals to combat it. Key to protecting both individuals and organisations from damaging cyber attacks is the ability to understand the risks, how to prevent them and the behaviour that drives these crimes.  

Be it malware attacks, cyber fraud, or any form of exploitation or extortion, cybercrime is a rampant problem that causes harm in a large scale. Find out how it impacts the economy and how rewarding careers in the industry can tackle cybercrime.

Find out about Dr Lisa Sugiura's latest book, highlighting the harms that arise from misogynistic ideologies within the incel community.

In this Q&A, current MSc Cybercrime student Zoe-Clair tells us about why she chose to study online with Portsmouth, how she thinks her degree will help her career and her advice for others thinking of doing a master's in cybercrime.

Read the answers to the following questions to help you decide whether an MSc in Cybercrime or an MSc in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics is the right choice for your interests and ambitions. 

Daniel Sibthorpe is a graduate of the University of Portsmouth’s on-campus MSc in Cybercrime and Counter Fraud and Corruption. He works in the National Forensic Services team at Crowe UK, an accountancy and risk advisory firm.

In this guest post, Dr Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, online MSc Cybercrime Module Leader, and Dr Annie Kirby, Research Associate at the University of Portsmouth's Cybercrime Awareness Clinic discuss how cyberawareness and the study of cybercrime can play an important role in preventing online radicalisation of young people. 

The University of Portsmouth’s MSc Cybercrime course leader Dr Lisa Sugiura is one of the experts to have contributed to Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women – a book which examines different forms of extreme misogyny and their far-reaching impact.

The University of Portsmouth’s Cybercrime Awareness Clinic – which has provided cybercrime awareness advice to individuals, community groups, schools, colleges and other organisations since 2017 – has been awarded The Cyber Awareness Award at the National Cyber Awards 2020.

The ever-evolving nature of cybercrimes, both in the ways they’re committed and their objectives, can make it hard for the average person to know how to protect themselves or react to such threats.