Cyber Security (Common Course)

Unit I

Introduction to Cyber Crime: Cybercrime — Definition and Origins, Cybercrime and Information Security, Who are Cybercriminals, Classifications of Cybercrimes, A Global Perspective on Cybercrimes, Cybercrime Era — Survival Mantra for the Netizens. Cyber Offenses: How Criminals Plan the Attacks, Social Engineering, Cyber Stalking, Cybercafe and Cybercrimes, Botnets — The Fuel for Cybercrime, Attack Vector.

Unit II

Cyber Crime — Mobile and Wireless Devices: Proliferation of Mobile and Wireless Devices, Trends in Mobility, Credit Card Frauds in Mobile and Wireless Computing Era, Security Challenges Posed by Mobile Devices, Registry Settings, Authentication Service Security, Attacks on Mobile/Cell Phones, Security Implications for Organizations, Organizational Measures and Security Policies in Mobile Computing Era.

Unit III

Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrime: Proxy Servers and Anonymizers, Phishing, Password Cracking, Keyloggers and Spywares, Virus and Worms, Trojan Horses and Backdoors, Steganography, DoS and DDoS Attacks, SQL Injection, Buffer Overflow, Attacks on Wireless Networks. Phishing and Identity Theft (ID Theft).

Unit IV

Understanding Computer Forensics: Digital Forensics Science, The Need for Computer Forensics, Cyber Forensics and Digital Evidence, Forensic Analysis of E-Mail, Digital Forensics Life Cycle, Chain of Custody Concept, Network Forensics, Approaching a Computer Forensics Investigation, Forensics and Social Networking Sites — Security/Privacy Threats, Challenges in Computer Forensics.

Unit V

Introduction to Security Policies and Cyber Laws: Need for an Information Security Policy, Introduction to Indian Cyber Law, Objective and Scope of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, Intellectual Property Issues, Overview of IP-Related Legislation in India, Patent, Copyright, Trademarks.