Digital forensics
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Digital forensics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Digital forensics (subject code 3170725) as prescribed for CSE · Semester 7 divides the course into 6 units, covering 31 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 (3170725)Unit 1 Introduction
- Understanding of forensic science
- digital forensic
- The digital forensic process
- Locard’s exchange principle
- Scientific models
Unit 2 Understanding of the technical concepts
- Basic computer organization
- File system
- Memory organization concept
- Data storage concepts
Unit 3 Digital Forensics Process Model
- Introduction to cybercrime scene
- Documenting the scene and evidence
- maintaining the chain of custody
- forensic cloning of evidence
- Live and dead system forensic
- Hashing concepts to maintain the integrity of evidence
- Report drafting
Unit 4 Computer Operating system Artifacts
- Finding deleted data
- hibernating files
- examining window registry
- recycle bin operation
- understanding of metadata
- Restore points and shadow copies
Unit 5 Legal aspects of digital forensics
- Understanding of legal aspects and their impact on digital forensics
- Electronics discovery
Unit 6 Understanding of digital Forensic tools
- Quality assurance
- Tool validation
- Tool selection
- Hardware and Software tools 3 6 Case Study: Understanding of Internet resources
- Web browser
- Email header forensic
- social networking sites 3 Subject Code: 3170725 w.e.f