Cyber Security

Objectives Securing vital resources and information in the network is the most challenging
feat for system enterprise. Develop an understanding of information assurance as practiced in
computer operating systems, distributed systems, networks and representative
applications.Gain familiarity with prevalent network and distributed system attacks,
defenses against them.Develop a basic understanding of cryptography, how it has evolved,
and some key encryption techniques used today.Develop an understanding of security
policies (such as authentication, integrity and confidentiality), as well as protocols to
implement such policies in the form of message exchanges.
Outcomes Knowledge about the technical andlegal terms relating to thecybersecurity , cyber
offences and crimes. Gain an insight to the Indian Act 2000 and the organizational
implications of cyber Security
Unit No.
Unit I

Contents

No. Of
Hrs.

Introduction to Cybercrime
Cybercrime definition and origins of the world, Cybercrime and
information security, Classifications of cybercrime,

4 hrs

Unit II

ITA 2000 : Cybercrime and the Indian ITA 2000, A global Perspective on
cybercrimes

4 hrs

Unit III

Cyberoffenses& Cybercrime: Issues and challenges

How criminal plan the attacks, Social Engg, Cyber stalking, Cybercafe and
Cybercrimes, Botnets, Attack vector, Cloud computing,Proliferation of Mobile
and
Wireless Devices, Trends in Mobility, Credit Card Frauds in Mobile and
Wireless
Computing Era, Security Challenges Posed by Mobile Devices, Registry
Settings for
Mobile Devices, Authentication Service Security, Attacks on Mobile/Cell
Phones,
12 hrs
Mobile Devices:Security Implications for Organizations, Organizational
Measures for
Handling Mobile, Devices-Related Security Issues, Organizational Security
Policies
and Measures in Mobile Computing Era, Laptops
Internet Filtering Encryption issues, Internet Gambling, Spam - Unsolicited
Junk Email,
Digital Signatures, Anti-Spam Laws, Anti-Spam Suits, What is Cyber
squatting?
Ant cyber squatting, Software Piracy, Domain Name Disputes, File Sharing ,

Unit IV

Tools and Methods Used in Cyberline :

Proxy Servers and Anonymizers, Phishing, Password Cracking, Keyloggers
and
Spywares, Virus and Worms, Steganography, DoSDDoS Attacks, SQL
6 hrs
Injection,
Buffer Over Flow, Attacks on Wireless Networks, Phishing, Identity Theft (ID
Theft)

Unit V

Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity: The Legal Perspectives

Why do we need Cyberlaw: The Indian Context, The Indian IT Act, Digital
Signature
and the Indian IT Act, Amendments to the Indian IT Act, Cybercrime and
Punishment, Cyberlaw, Technology and Students: Indian Scenario

6 hrs

Cybersecurity: Organizational Implications

Cost of Cybercrimes and IPR Issues:Lesson for Organizations, Web Treats for
Organizations: The Evils and Perils, Security and Privacy Implications from
Cloud
Computing, Social Media Marketing:Security Risk and Perils for
Organization, Social
Computing and the Associated Challenges for Organizations, Protecting
Peoples
Privacy in the Organization,Organizational Guidelines for Internet Usage,
Safe
Computing Guidelines and Computer Usage Policy, Incident Handling: An
Essential
Component,Intellectual Property in the Cyberspace of Cybersecurity,
Importance of
Endpoint Security in Organizations

8 hrs

Unit VI

Unit VII Cyber Acts and related issues

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), The Childrens Internet
Protection Act (CIPA Sexual Predator Laws), The Child Online Protection Act
5 Hrs
(COPA) , The Communications Decency Act (CDA), Electronic Signatures in
Global & National Commerce Act (E-Sign),

Instructions forAssignments and Tutorials:

The Term Work Should consist of two tests, One Presentation/Case Study and six assignments
based on the recommended syllabus

References::
1. Nina Godbole, SunitBelapure, Cyber Security: Understanding Cyber Crimes, Computer
Forensics and Legal Perspectives, Wiley India, New Delhi
2. KAHATE ,Cryptography and Network Security, TMH
3. Information Systems Security, Nina Godbole, Wiley India, New Delhi
4. Cybersecurity: The Essential Body of Knowledge, Dan Shoemaker, William Arthur
Conklin, Wm Arthur Conklin, Cengage Learning.
5. Cyber Security, Edward Amoroso, Silicon Press, First Edition
6. Cyber Security &Global Information Assurance,Kennetch J. Knapp, Information Science
Publishing.
7. William Stallings, Cryptography and Network Security, Pearson Publication