Cybersecurity engineers are vital information specialist that oversee computer networks for vulnerabilities ensure that they meet standards. They make cyber networks safer by designing, developing, and implementing new systems that are designed to protect an organizations sensitive data and network from cyber attacks. They are effectively an organizations security director and manages everything cybersecurity wise within this organization. Cybersecurity engineers have a vast number of technology skill that can be used to monitor for a new cyber attacks. In preparing a new organization or system for cyber attacks, they will help to build structural systems and reinforce internet safety. Their overall duties vary, but they are commonly used to oversee the maintenance of systems, install new equipment, and implement new programs safely such as firewalls. In summary cybersecurity engineers make networks safer by bringing a professional understanding and experience of cybersecurity to whatever organization they work for. They combine that with software and a active effort to prevent any attacks. When it comes to cybercrime the federal courts have limited jurisdiction and authority. In criminal justice cybercrime is defined by “any illegal activity that is facilitated through the use of a computer or networked device”. The overlap begins with criminology understanding the human factor behind cybercrime as well as the motives and rewards of those who engage in such crime. The second is making appropriate laws and legislations to counter the growing threat of cybercrime. Many federal organizations like the FBI do not define cybercrime in the same way as each other. This gap in unity further makes it difficult to properly defend against cybercrime legally. It relates to other disciplines in the class through the common topic of the legal standpoint on cybersecurity. Many times have we discussed how it is difficult to legally reprimand cyber criminals do to laws being behind the curve in modern day times to cybercrime. This is mostly do to the cybersecurity being ever evolving field that has many new innovations and techniques to it.

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