{"id":133,"date":"2026-05-24T07:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cyberimpact1\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2026-06-26T19:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:45:41","slug":"it-cyse-200t-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/isisgutierrez\/it-cyse-200t-2\/","title":{"rendered":"IT\/CYSE 200T"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Discussion Board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Task:<\/strong>\u00a0Write a response addressing the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Evolution of Crime:<\/strong>&nbsp;Discuss how the &#8220;unique attributes of cyberspace&#8221; mentioned in the first reading hinder traditional law enforcement investigative strategies. Provide an example of a traditional crime that has become more difficult to prosecute in its digital form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Academic Gap:<\/strong>&nbsp;Based on the second reading, why do you think there is a lag between the reality of technology-connected crime and its representation in mainstream criminal justice research?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Interdisciplinary Future:<\/strong>&nbsp;Choose one of the specialized course titles mentioned in the course list (e.g., &#8220;Cyber and Surveillance Law and Governance&#8221; or &#8220;Insider Threat&#8221;) and explain how that specific topic bridges the gap between traditional social science and STEM disciplines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong>\u00a0In your opinion, should the criminal justice system focus on creating specialized &#8220;cyber units,&#8221; or should every traditional role (patrol, detective, etc.) be retrained to handle digital evidence as a standard part of the job?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reply: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;unique attributes of cyberspace&#8221; that hinder traditional law enforcement would be that users are able to remain more anonymous in cyberspace, they are able to reach more users and they are able to attack people more quickly. With anonymity comes a lack of guilt where attackers are not truly facing their victims, so they are able to dehumanize the events. Theft is more difficult to prosecute in its digital form. Scammers are able to target victims from different countries. They usually target older people with social engineering and take their information or their life savings at the click of a button.\u00a0 Once they take their money they are difficult to track.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lag between technology connected and mainstream research because it is difficult to truly define the crime and it difficult to explain why a person would commit the crime. One can also see how it would be difficult to penalize the crime. For example the scammers in a different countries who are able to steal thousands of dollars from people. They will probably never see the criminal justice system, they can retain their anonymity and they are able to do it several more times to people around the world. Cybercrimes do not feel like a person who can be tried for their crimes rather they are more like an entity who must be blocked or shut down and even that proves difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Introduction to Cyber Forensics would help bridge the gap between traditional social sciences and stem disciplines because people are able to see the cyber trail that people follow before a crime is committed. Criminologists are able to preserve and see snapshots of evidence like they would in a traditional crime scene. I think that these actions are able to humanize the cyber crimes more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyber units would be better. Traditional roles are for more traditional, hands on, and social people who specialize in those fields while cyber crimes are easier for people who enjoy looking through digital evidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Board: Malicious Code<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T<strong>ask: Write a 250-word response addressing the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the specific security vulnerabilities in DNA analysis software that the researchers discovered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain the &#8220;isolation&#8221; strategies (such as VMs or containers) recommended by the researchers to mitigate the damage of potential biological-to-digital exploits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discuss the ethical and security implications of treating biological data as &#8220;untrusted input.&#8221; As we move toward a future where DNA is increasingly digitized, how should organizations balance scientific advancement with these emerging biocybersecurity risks?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reply:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article that we read for our\u00a0class\u00a0\u201cMalicious code written into DNA\u00a0infects the\u00a0computer that reads it\u201d\u00a0explains how scientists were able to expose\u00a0a vulnerability that\u00a0seemed to be\u00a0farfetched.\u00a0Researchers created a buffer\u00a0over\u00a0flow attack by embedding too much information stored on base sequences of\u00a0DNA\u00a0which was translated into binary code.\u00a0Scientists explained how there was much\u00a0more room for code if attackers wanted to do more damage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DNA analysis software applications must take these risks into consideration and consider opening the data in VM\u2019s or similar containers to isolate these risks. They&nbsp;are not open&nbsp;on the&nbsp;host machine but instead open on virtual software&nbsp;on&nbsp;the machine and&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;that these attacks are less detrimental to entire systems as they are&nbsp;contained.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treating DNA as untrusted\u00a0input can raise ethical concerns. DNA is\u00a0biological data that is used for medical, scientific, and\/or research purposes.\u00a0At what point of the process does a researcher decide which DNA is to be untrusted and which DNA is to be trusted.\u00a0As technology continues to\u00a0advance,\u00a0biological and digital data continue to merge.\u00a0We\u00a0must be vigilant in\u00a0the way we\u00a0receive\u00a0information and how we continue to vet it.\u00a0Knowing that there is a way to infect computers with malicious code on DNA is a good place to start. Knowing that there is a way to infect computers by turning the\u00a0bases of DNA into binary opens new doors for cybersecurity professionals to consider the possible attacks that can be done\u00a0with biological data. This opens new\u00a0libraries\u00a0for\u00a0input validation,\u00a0intrusion prevention, and\u00a0intrusion\u00a0detection.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Board: From Verbeek&#8217;s writing Designing the Public Sphere: Information Technologies and the Politics of Mediation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How should markets, businesses, groups, and individuals be regulated or limited differently in the face of diminishing state power and the intelligification (Verbeek, p217) and networking of the material world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reply: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, Vanbeek makes a great point when he recognizes\u00a0\u201ctechnology accompaniment\u201d.\u00a0He\u00a0states, \u201crather than keeping humanity and technology apart\u00a0we should critically accompany their intertwinement.\u201d\u00a0While we are inclined to \u201cblackmail the enlightenment\u201d we must understand that technological advancements\u00a0will inevitably be more engrained in humanity.\u00a0However, this does not mean that\u00a0we are not entitled to\u00a0our own\u00a0self-privacy. As we continue to have technological\u00a0advancement,\u00a0there is\u00a0no longer\u00a0any point in our lives that is\u00a0not touched by anything\u00a0digital.\u00a0Markets, businesses, and groups should have different policies in place\u00a0to\u00a0regulate these devices. People should blatantly be aware of what their hardware is recording\u00a0and what is being done with their data.\u00a0I think it\u00a0is quite technical with the terms of agreement now that a) can be hard to find and b) can be filled with legal jargon which makes it difficult to understand. In Europe the GDPR (General Protection Data Regulation) includes guidelines to supervise how data is being collected and how it is being distributed. Users are also able to make corrections as well as have their data deleted. With the integration of technology it is also easier for IoT devices to be attacked and hacked especially when they are configured with default passwords. Individuals should work on informing themselves on the amount of data that is able to be tracked, how it can be used maliciously against them, and how to protect themselves against these threats. As people become more aware with how easily their data is collected and how easily it is distributed there can be more of a call to action to have their information secured. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discussion Board Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice Task:\u00a0Write a response addressing the following: Reply: The &#8220;unique attributes of cyberspace&#8221; that hinder traditional law enforcement would be that users are able to remain more anonymous in cyberspace, they are able to reach more users and they are able to attack people more quickly. 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