Cybercrime Investigation and Digital Evidence Handling
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Cybercrime Investigation and Digital Evidence Handling Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Cybercrime Investigation and Digital Evidence Handling (subject code 3174809) as prescribed for CS-Cyber · Semester 7 divides the course into 7 units, covering 19 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3174809)Unit 1 Introduction to Digital Investigations
- Overview of forensic science
- digital evidence principles
- forensic models, and Locard's exchange principle
Unit 2 Technical Foundations
- Essentials of computer systems
- file and memory structures, and data storage formats
Unit 3 Digital Investigation Workflow
- Cybercrime scene protocols
- evidence documentation
- forensic imaging
- live and offline forensic methods
- hashing, and report writing
Unit 4 Operating System Artifacts
- Recovery of deleted data
- analyzing hibernation and registry files
- metadata inspection
- system restore elements
Unit 5 Legal Frameworks in Digital Forensics
- Regulations and laws influencing digital investigations
- with focus on electronic discovery procedures
Unit 6 Forensic Toolkits and Assurance
- validation, and operation of both software and hardware-based forensic tools
Unit 7 Case Analysis and Online Evidence
- Investigation through browser activity
- email headers, and social platforms 03 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Subject Code : 3174809 Course / Subject Name : Cybercrime Investigation and Digital Evidence Handling w.e.f. 2025-26 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page no. 1 of
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