Assignment 4: The Future of Digital Crimes and Digital Terrorism

Due Week 10 and worth 250 points

In  the United States, a number of law enforcement agencies, including the  Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the  Department of Homeland Security among others have taken on roles to  fight computer crimes and terrorism.

Use the Internet or Strayer  library to research articles on the efforts of law enforcement agencies  to combat digital crimes and digital terrorism, as well as the roles of  such agencies in the future of the combat in question.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe  the overall impact (e.g., economic, social, etc.) of utilizing  information technologies in combatting digital crime and digital  terrorism.
2. Explain the existing challenges that result from the  independent nature of the law enforcement agencies within the U.S. with  regards to computer crimes and terrorism. Next, propose one (1)  strategy that the U.S. could use in order to mitigate the challenges in  question.
3. Explain the fundamental manner in which the U.S.  could align the efforts of federal agencies in order to better protect  the nation against digital crimes and terrorism.
4. Give your  opinion of the key future trends in digital crime and digital terrorism.  Next, provide one (1) overall strategy that the U.S. could use in order  to combat digital crime and digital terrorism.
5. Use at least  four (4) quality references for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and  similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must:

• Be  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with  one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or  school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional  instructions.