Unit 1 Introduction to cyber crime

6 lecture hours

• Definition and origins
• Classifications of cybercrime – crime against individual
• government and society Global perspective on cybercrime – cybercrime transcends national boundaries
• case studies
• Global struggle with cyber security – case study
• international cooperation to combat cybercrime – case study
• Planning of cyber offences by criminals

Unit 2 Cybercrime and social media Structure, objective

8 lecture hours

• Social Engineering – Evolution of social engineering
• types of social engineering attacks – phishing
• quid pro quo, tailgating or piggybacking
• scareware Social media platforms – case study Cyber stalking – types of cyber staking behavior
• Direct cyber stalking
• indirect cyber stalking
• Prevention and protection strategy Cybercrimes – taxonomies of cybercrime
• social media as a cyber crime ecosystem
• cyber crime as a service model
• economic impact of cybercrime
• challenges in cybercrime investigation Botnets – Botnet architecture and evolution
• Botnet capabilities and criminal applications
• Botnet monetization strategies
• case study Attack vectors – classification

Unit 3 Cyber crime with mobile and wireless devices

8 lecture hours

• proliferation of mobile and wireless devices
• Trends in mobility Credit card fraud – types
• strategies to prevent credit card fraud Security challenges
• Mitigation strategies Registry setting for mobile devices
• authentication service security Attacks on mobile devices Organizational measures for handling mobile security – Implementing strong mobile device management policy
• enforcing strong authentication and access controls
• securing mobile applications and data
• Protecting wireless network connections
• Educating employees

Unit 4 Tools used in cybercrime

• Introduction to proxy servers – introduction to cyber crime tools
• types of proxy servers
• tools used in proxy-based cybercrime
• proxy detection and mitigation Anonymizers – types
• technical functions
• Tor network architecture
• Operation Bayonet and Alphabay takedown Phishing – attack lifecycle
• advanced phishing techniques Password cracking – methods
• popular tools
• password hash types and relative security Keyloggers and spyware – types of keyloggers
• spyware capabilities
• spyware distribution
• detection and prevention Viruses and worms – comparison
• virus types
• worm types
• virus or worm anatomy Trojan horses – Trojan types and functions
• Trojan architecture components
• Trojan detection methods 8 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Subject Name: Cyber Security Subject Code: BE05016041 Subject Name: Information Security Backdoors – types
• common backdoor techniques
• Backdoor communication methods Dos and DDos attack – types

Unit 5 Cyber attack methods and different technique

4 lecture hours

• SQL injection – attack vectors
• prevention techniques
• working Buffer overflow – types of attacks
• Prevention technique Introduction to phishing – types
• Detection and prevention Identity theft – types of identity theft
• common theft methods
• incidence response Online fraud detection – social engineering
• manipulating the human element
• phishing websites and fake apps
• Malware and spyware attacks
• one time password bypass techniques
• cloning and spoofing
• fake identities and deepfakes
• QR code scam
• fake customer support scam

Unit 6 Networking fundamentals for hackers –

6 lecture hours

• Basic networking concepts – IP addresses
• Protocol Understanding firewalls
• intrusion detection system
• intrusion prevention system How network affects scanning and Exploitation Mastering network scanning with Nmap – introduction
• basic scanning
• Ping scan
• TCP syn scan
• UDP scan
• stealth and timing option
• scan specific ports and ranges
• port scanning and service detection
• OS fingerprinting and version detection
• vulnerability scanning
• scan outputs
• identifying potential vulnerabilities

Unit 7 Introduction to Metasploit framework – exploits, payloads, auxiliary, post-

5 lecture hours

• Meterpreter shell
• Handling sessions and commands
• basic post exploitation techniques