Clemson Professor, Britz, to Discuss the Threat of Cybercrime
February 23, 2009
CLEMSON, SC – February 23, 2009 – Clemson criminal justice researcher Marjie Britz says computers pose a new threat to corporate and national security.
Britz will discuss Cyber Crime: Corporate and National Security from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at The Lazy Goat restaurant in Greenville.
While computers have been instrumental in the creation of sophisticated defense and security mechanisms, they also have created unprecedented risks to national security on a variety of levels, Britz said. The vulnerability has proven irresistible to espionage agents, common criminals and computer hackers alike.
The presentation is a Clemson Renaissance Center event. The cost, including lunch, is $15 and registration is online at http://business.clemson.edu/rencenter/RenaissanceCtr.htm.
Britz is an associate professor of criminal justice at Clemson. She earned a bachelor’s degree in forensic science from Jacksonville State University and a master’s in police administration and a Ph.D. in criminal justice from Michigan State University. She has published extensively in the areas of computer crime, organized crime, gangs and the police subculture. She also has acted as a consultant to a variety of organizations and provided training to an assortment of law enforcement agencies.
The Clemson Renaissance Center is a unit of the College of Business and Behavioral Science and is located in the Liberty Building on Main Street in Greenville. Information is available at http://business.clemson.edu/centers/renaissance/ren_about.htm.
