System engineers make cyber networks safer by building trustworthy systems. They must balance stakeholder needs and mission objectives with security measures that protect the involved information systems, data, and technological capabilities from ongoing, emerging, or potential threats. NIST SP 800-160 describes a trustworthy system as one that meets specific security requirements. These requirements will change over time, and may change from mission to mission, or from one business sector to another. As engineers create new systems, modify existing systems, and retire outdated systems, security-minded engineering play the important role of ensuring that security concerns are considered throughout the life cycle of a system, enabling an organization to address current threats and adapt to new ones.
     The overlap between criminal justice and cybercrime falls within what we have known as white-collar crime, a term that came into use before the modern widespread use of computers and computer networks in business and government. Understanding the motives behind white-collar crime to attempt to enable an organization of business to better protect itself from insider threats becomes a multidisciplinary issue, linking cybercrime and criminal justice with the discipline of psychology, philosophy, and business. As personal and corporate finance became dependent upon the use of information systems to move money/data, the crimes of fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, and activities linked to corruption have themselves become increasingly cyber-based. An organization seeking to enable their workforce to be vigilant against insider threats formerly required training employees in what behaviors to look out for in others. Now this training must also encompass cybersecurity best practices in keeping their computer workstation, login credentials, and network authorization safe from unauthorized or inappropriate access. Cybersecurity considerations and personal/organizational safety go hand in hand as the association between crime and technology, and the overlap between criminal justice and cybercrime, continue to grow.   


References:

FBI.gov (2023). “What We Investigate: White-Collar Crime”
https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime

NIST Special Publication 800-160. (20xx). “Systems Security Engineering”

Payne, B. (2018). “White-Collar Cybercrime: White-Collar Crime, Cybercrime, or Both?”