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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Cybercrime by Royal Holloway, University of London

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118 ratings

About the Course

This course introduces fundamental notions of cybercrime. Namely, what cybercrime is, the main questions surrounding cybercrime, how cybercrime can be defined, and how it can be studied. You will learn about the difficulties in measuring the occurrence, the frequency and the impact of cybercrime, and build a scepticism on the reliability and the interpretation of cybercrime reports. You will be introduced to discussion about human aspects of cybercrime, in particular, the actors related to cybercrime, that is, the criminals, the victims, and law enforcement. You will also learn about aspects such as personality, national and organisational culture, security culture, training, and other components which affect cybercriminal activity. Finally, you will dive into what is arguably the most important attack vector in cybercrime, that is, social engineering. You will gain an understanding of how it occurs, which techniques social engineers utilise, and which are the underlying psychological principles which make all of us – as humans – susceptible to social engineering attacks. By the end of the course you should be able to: • Reflect on the main questions related to cybercrime. • Explain the meaning, definitions, importance, and impact of cybercrime. • Assess the reliability and the interpretation of reports and surveys related to cybercrime. • Identify the various classifications of cybercrime, the related threats, and threat actors. • Explain the key role of human aspects in cybercrime. • Differentiate between the various actors involved in cybercrime and their associated perspectives. • Evaluate the underlying psychological principles which make social engineering the most successful attack vector in cybercrime. • Describe how deception and social engineering manifest and how they can be defended against....

Top reviews

DN

Dec 5, 2025

very good course knowledge enrichment is surely there

KK

Apr 8, 2026

A must do course for basics understanding of cybercrime and especially social engineering

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By Dhanalakshmi K

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Dec 22, 2025

good

By Asapu S

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Nov 11, 2025

good

By Ashutosh R

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Oct 28, 2025

good

By Abhijeet S

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Oct 9, 2025

GOOD

By Kuldeep

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Apr 9, 2026

A must do course for basics understanding of cybercrime and especially social engineering

By SATYANANDAN K

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Jan 12, 2026

HELPFUL FOR INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE

By E G

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Feb 5, 2026

excellant

By ABHILASH S

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Jan 20, 2026

Very good

By UDIT A

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Feb 3, 2026

good

By Santosh S

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Jan 23, 2026

GOOD

By MITTA K

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Jan 28, 2026

ok

By Jibin P

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Dec 5, 2025

Would be better if some more technicality is added atelast as options

By Nitin B

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Jan 16, 2026

Informative

By Doniyor O

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Apr 19, 2025

gimme certificate