Cyber Crime

Paper Code: 
DFRS 511
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

CO 1: To correctly define and cite appropriate instances for the application of computer forensics Correctly collect and analyze computer forensic evidence

CO 2: Identify the essential and up-to-date concepts, algorithms, protocols, tools, and methodology of Computer Forensics

 
12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1: Cyber Crime and computer crime

Introduction to Digital Forensics, Definition and types of cybercrimes, Types of Attacks, Network Security, electronic evidence and handling, electronic media, collection, searching and storage of electronic media, introduction to internet crimes, hacking techniques and password cracking, credit card and ATM frauds, web technology, cryptography, emerging digital crimes and Units, Malicious code, Concept of Firewall Security

 
12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2: Computer Forensics

Definition and Cardinal Rules, Data Acquisition and Authentication Process, Windows Systems-FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS, UNIX file Systems, mac file systems, computer artifacts, Internet Artifacts, OS Artifacts and their forensic applications

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3: Forensic Tools and Processing of Electronic Evidence

Introduction to Forensic Tools, Usage of Slack space, tools for Disk Imaging, Data Recovery, Vulnerability Assessment Tools, Encase and FTK tools, Anti Forensics and probable counters, retrieving information, process of computer forensics and digital investigations.

 
12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4: Digital evidence

Processing of digital evidence, digital images, damaged SIM and data recovery, multimedia evidence, retrieving deleted data: desktops, laptops and mobiles, retrieving data from slack space, renamed file, ghosting, compressed files.

 
12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5: Cyber Law

Salient features of the IT Act, 2000, various authorities under IT Act and their powers.; Penalties & Offenses, amendments.

E – commerce and Laws in India- Digital / Electronic Signature in Indian Laws, E – Commerce; Issues and provisions in Indian Law, Cyber regulations

Intellectual Property Rights, Domain Names and Trademark Disputes

(a) Concept of Trademarks / in Internet Era

(b) Cyber Squatting

(c) Reverse Hijacking

(d) Jurisdiction in Trademark Disputes

(e) Copyright in the Digital Medium

(f) Copyright in Computer Programmes

(g) Copyright and WIPO Treaties

 
Essential Readings: 
  • Cyber Law & Cyber Crimes By Advocate Prashant Mali; Snow White publications,

  • Mumbai

  • Cyber Law in India by Farooq Ahmad; Pioneer Books

  • Information Technology Law and Practice by Vakul Sharma; Universal Law

  • Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.

  • The Indian Cyber Law by Suresh T. Vishwanathan; Bharat Law House New Delhi

  • Guide to Cyber and E – Commerce Laws by P.M. Bukshi and R.K. Suri; Bharat Law

  • House, New Delhi

  • Guide to Cyber Laws by Rodney D. Ryder; Wadhwa and Company, Nagpur

  • The Information Technology Act, 2000; Bare Act – Professional Book Publishers,

  • New Delhi

  • Computer Forensics: Principals and Practices by Linda Volonino, Reynaldo Anzaldua

  • and Jana Godwin; Pearson Prentice – Hall 2007

 

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