Department of Psychology Column

2021.06.02 Department of Psychology Column

[Faculty of Psychology] Invitation to Cyber ​​Investigation

The Internet and IT devices, which are now indispensable tools for social life, have become a part of everyday life regardless of age, and it is no exaggeration to say that life without them is unthinkable.

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"Cyberspace and real space", "virtual world and real world" Before, these two were discussed separately, but now the boundaries between them are fading. It is an important factor to live a comfortable life to understand and how to use various IT devices efficiently and easily.

Taking television as an example, terrestrial broadcasting, satellite broadcasting, CATV, and now Internet distribution is becoming mainstream. Various recorders such as Blu-ray and TV are connected to the Internet, and the WiFi environment centered on wireless LAN has become indispensable in our daily lives, not to mention the spread of smartphones.

Such daily life is side by side with the threat of cyberspace.

Various crimes are committed in daily life, such as information exploitation using e-mails and various computer viruses, money exploitation through unauthorized Internet bank operations, and obstruction of corporate operations through unauthorized access.WiFi devices and computers in each home are used as stepping stones for the crime.

In addition, there were cases where people who had been involved in incidents or accidents were unable to call 110 because it was difficult for them to connect to the police due to a virus spread by using smartphones for mischief.

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You, too, may become complicit in crimes such as casually spreading attachments like retweets on social media and making the recipient's computer unusable.

At our university, you can learn cybersecurity knowledge that is not defeated by threats in cyberspace, such as explanations of cybercrime laws and regulations, actual investigations, and methods of collecting evidence in cybercrime such as digital forensics, using actual crimes as examples. can.

Acquire a wide range of criminal psychology knowledge by learning actual criminal practices and the psychology of criminals who committed crimes.

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