Reference no: EM133499613

Part 1

During the first three weeks of the course, issues related to conceptualization (defining concepts) arose multiple times. Much of the earlier discussion centered on whether cybercrime should be considered a new type of criminal conduct or simply the same old crimes committed in a new setting. Your response to this prompt will include two parts. First, provide at least two reasons for why cybercrime, in general, should be considered a new type of crime. Second, provide at least two reasons for why cybercrime, in general, should not be considered a new type of crime. In your response, be sure to employ specific aspects of the course materials from the first three weeks (inclusive) of the course and
provide examples to illustrate your understanding.

Part 2

In our course materials regarding cyberterrorism the malicious software (malware) program Stuxnet was described. Research has indicated that Stuxnet was most likely (although there is little doubt among cybersecurity experts) created by the United States government in collaboration with the Israeli government. As indicated in our course materials, Stuxnet was created to attack a particular component of a particular target's infrastructure. Your response to this prompt will contain two parts. First, provide reasons for why the Stuxnet attack should be considered an act of cyberterrorism. Second, provide reasons for why the Stuxnet attack should not be considered an act of cyberterrorism. In your response, be sure to employ specific aspects of the conceptualizations of terrorism and cyberterrorism as outlined throughout our course materials.