Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
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Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Cyber Security and Digital Forensics (subject code 4361601) as prescribed for Information Technology · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 36 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 (4361601)Unit 1 Introduction of Information Security and Cryptography
- 1.1. Basic Concept of Information Security
- 1.2. CIA Triad
- 1.3. OSI Security Architecture (Security Services, Mechanisms and Attacks)
- 1.4. Private & Public Key Cryptography
- 1.5. Message Digest 5 Hashing & SHA
Unit 2 Network and System security
- 2.1. Types of attacks
- 2.2. Digital signatures: Definition and Properties
- 2.3. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)(brief)
- 2.4. Secure Socket Layer and Transport Layer Security
- 2.6. HTTPS (Connection initiation & Connection closure)
- 2.7. Malicious software: Virus and Related Threats (Trojans, Rootkit, Backdoors, keylogger)
- 2.8. Firewall :Need and Types
- 2.9. Proxy Server: Need and Types Cyber Security and Digital Forensic Course Code: 4361601
Unit 3 Cyber Crime
- 3.2. Classification of cyber-crimes 3.2.1. Organization a. Email Bombing b. Salami Attack c. Logic Bomb d. Trojan Horse e. Web Jacking f. Data diddling g. Denial of Service/ Distributed Denial of Service h. Ransomware
- 3.2.2. Individual a. Cyber bullying b. Cyber stalking c. Cyber defamation d. Phishing e. Cyber fraud and Cyber theft f. Spyware g. Email spoofing h. Man in the middle attack
- 3.2.3. Society a. Cyber pornography b. Cyber terrorism c. cyber spying d. Social Engineering Attack e. Online gambling
- 3.2.4. Property a. Credit Card Fraud b. Software Piracy c. Copyright infringement d. Trademarks violations
- 3.3. Challenges & Prevention of Cyber Crime
- 3.4. Cyber Law The Information Technology ACT, 2008 OFFENCES Cyber Security and Digital Forensic Course Code: 4361601 • Section 65 • Section 66 • Section 67 Cyber Security and Digital Forensic Course Code: 4361601
Unit 4 Ethical Hacking
- 4.1. Concept of Hacking Types of Hackers
- 4.2. Basics of Ethical Hacking
- 4.3. The terminology of Hacking (Vulnerability, Exploit, 0-Day)
- 4.4. Five Steps of Hacking (Information Gathering, Scanning, Gaining Access, Maintaining Access, Covering Tracks)
- 4.5. Information Gathering (Active, Passive)
- 4.6. Introduction to Kali Linux OS • Configuration of Kali Linux • Basic Commands Kali Linux • Vulnerability Scanning/ Vulnerability
- 4.7. Port Scanning
- 4.8. Remote Administration Tool (RAT)
- 4.9. Protect System from RAT
- 4.10. What is Sniffing and Mechanism of Sniffing Session Hijacking Cyber Security and Digital Forensic Course Code: 4361601
Unit 5 DIGITAL FORENSICS
- 5.1. Introduction to Digital Forensics
- 5.2. Locard's Principle of Exchange in Digital Forensics
- 5.3. Branches of Digital Forensics • Disk / Memory Forensics • Network Forensics • Database Forensics • Software forensics • Email Forensics • Malware Forensics • Mobile Forensics
- 5.4. Phases of digital/computer forensics investigation • Identification • Preservation • Analysis • Documentation • Presentation
- 5.5. Methods to Preserve a Digital Evidence • Drive Imaging • Hash Values • Chain of Custody
- 5.6. Critical Steps in Preserving Digital Evidence
- 5.7. Evidence Role of devices as in Digital Forensics Investigations • Computing Devices • Network Devices and Servers • CCTV • Vehicles
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