Cyber Forensic Analytics (Elective-III)

Unit I

Cyber Crime: Cyber Space, Cyber Crime, Criminal Behaviour, Jurisdictional Concerns, Jurisprudential Inconsistency, eCash Security, Prepaid Cards, Stored Value Cards, Mobile Payments, Internet Payment Services, Cyber Stalking, Cyber Extortion, Cyber Terrorism, Cyber Warfare, Cyber Weapons, ATM Frauds, Phreaking, Internet Gambling. Practical: Key Logger, Email Fraud.

Unit II

Cyber Forensics: Digital Devices, Hard Disk, Disk Characteristics, Disk Imaging, Data Carving Techniques, Commercial Piracy, Soft Lifting, Steganography, Network Components, Port Scans, Wireshark, PCAP Analysis, Trojans and Backdoors, Botnets, DoS/DDoS Attacks, Honey Pots, Malware, Virus and Worms. Practical: PCAP File Analysis Case Study, Network Port Scan Forensics.

Unit III

Cyber Investigation: Concepts of Investigation, Network Investigation, Investigating Audit Logs, Investigating Web Attacks, Investigating Computer Intrusions, Cyber Criminal Profiling, Stylometric Techniques, Warranted and Warrantless Searches, Undercover Techniques. Practical: Investigating Audit Logs, Investigating Web Attacks.

Unit IV

Evidence Management: Digital Evidence and its Types — Physical, Real, Circumstantial, Network Evidence, Evidence Collection and Analysis, Contextual Information, Evidence Management, Pre-Search Activities, On-Scene Activities, Report Preparation. Practical: Digital Evidence Analysis, Network Analysis.

Unit V

Cyber Laws and Authorities: Information Technology Act 2000, Digital Signature, Electronic Governance, Secure Electronic Records, Regulation of Certifying Authorities, CERT-In, Electronic Signature Certificates, Penalties and Compensation, Future Trends and Emerging Concerns. Practical: Digital Signature.