You will be required to write an 8-10 page double-spaced paper on cybercrime and security. Specifically, you will need to identify a cybercrime (e.g., ransomware attack, DDoS attack, etc.) that has transpired in the real world. You will need to explain what happened in the attack by describing why this attack transpired on both a theoretical and policy level. Then, depending on the cybercrime (who it involved- an individual, agency, etc.), you will need to provide a cyber-security action plan for federal, state, and/or local criminal justice agencies to pursue in response to the crime. This paper should include evidence-based recommendations backed by outside research and class readings. You should have at least 8 scholarly sources present throughout your final assignment/paper.
You also need to incorporate policy into your paper. This means that you will need to investigate the current policies related to your topic. In order to achieve this, I would investigate the federal, state, and local state statutes and policies related to your specific cybercrime, such as DDoS. There is a high possibility that there are no policies related to the cybercrime phenomena you picked at a local level, so talk about that. How is that problematic? Do the state and federal statutes contradict each other? Talk about the current limitations of the current statutes, policies, and practices.
