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

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

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.

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.

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