Reference no: EM134034949
Imagine you are a criminal justice or security professional who has been asked to provide forensic data and statistics on cybercrime to your agency task force. The cybercrime task force is responsible for reviewing historical data and cybercrime statistics to create investigation strategies for the future. This assignment relates closely to Computer Science assignment help concepts involving cyber investigations and digital technologies.
Assignment Preparation
Read pages 1–14 of the Internet Crime Report 2024 from the FBI to learn about data and statistics on cybercrime.
Assignment Deliverable
Write a 700- to 875-word summary report in which you detail forensic data and statistics on cybercrime.
Include the following in your summary report:
• Describe the statistics and types of cybercrime reported during 2024, including the 4 major cybercrimes.
• Compare the number of complaints received by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in 2024 with those reported each year since 2020.
• Use a prompt to ask an AI tool (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) how this data analysis might be used to reduce cybercrime. Summarize the information given, and ensure you properly cite the AI source.
Note: You will review your AI summary in next week's summative assessment.
• Describe the function of the components of the IC3 Recovery Asset Team (IC3 RAT).
• Elaborate on any statistics that you found surprising or unexpected. This topic also relates to Data Mining, as cybercrime trends are analyzed using large datasets to identify patterns and support investigations.
• Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.
• Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines.