Cybercrime Computing amp; Networking Foundation

lt;pgt;Our digitised society has transformed cybercrime and cyber-enabled fraud into a major revenue stream for organised crime groups (OCG). Action Fraud reports that 80% of reported frauds are cyber-enabled; they could have taken place offline, but their scale, reach and impact have been expanded using online services and digital technology.lt;/pgt;lt;pgt;Ransomware and the cost of cybercrime is already up a percent of global GDP, over amp;pound;500 billion a year. The global cybercrime epidemic shows every sign of continuing to rampage through every global economy. This National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) assured course will give you a good understanding of a number of important topics needed as a Cybercrime Specialist, including:lt;/pgt;lt;ulgt;lt;ligt;How a computer works and what its fundamental components arelt;/ligt;lt;ligt;How do computers communicate via networks and what protocols are usedlt;/ligt;lt;ligt;What is binary and why do we use hex and not decimallt;/ligt;lt;ligt;Fundamentals of encryption, cloud and virtualisationlt;/ligt;lt;ligt;An introduction to digital forensics and why the integrity of data is paramount no matter what your rolelt;/ligt;lt;ligt;An understanding of the Computer Misuse Act and Data Protection and why they are importantlt;/ligt;lt;ligt;Cybercrime threats and cybercrime offenceslt;/ligt;lt;/ulgt;lt;pgt;The follow-on course in the cybercrime pathway is the lt;a href="http://www.qa.com/QACYCINV"gt;Cybercrime Investigators courselt;/agt;.lt;/pgt;