cyber defence syllabus
cyber defence syllabus
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2. Cyber Defense
There will be two group of questions. Group A will contain three questions in which all are to be
answered. Question No.1 will be very short answer type (not MCQ) consisting of five questions of 1
mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer type of 5 marks each. Group B will contain
descriptive type (Long answer type) seven questions of fifteen marks each, out of which any four are
to be answered.
Course objectives:
1. To understand various types of cyber-attacks and cyber-crimes.
2. To learn threats and risks within context of the cyber security.
3. To have an overview of the cyber laws.
Course Content:
1. Introduction:
Basic Cyber Security Concepts, layers of security, Vulnerability, threat, Harmful acts,
Internet Governance – Challenges and Constraints, Computer Criminals, CIA Triad,
Assets and Threat, motive of attackers, active attacks, passive attacks, Software
attacks, hardware attacks, Cyber Threats-Cyber Warfare, Cyber Crime, Cyber
terrorism, Cyber Espionage, etc., Comprehensive Cyber Security Policy.
(13 Lectures)
2. Cyberspace and the Law:
Introduction, Cyber Security Regulations, Roles of International Law. The INDIAN
Cyberspace, National Cyber Security Policy.
(8 Lectures)
3. Cybercrime: Mobile and Wireless Devices:
Introduction, Proliferation of Mobile and Wireless Devices, Trends in Mobility, Credit
card Frauds in Mobile and Wireless Computing Era, Security Challenges Posed by
Mobile Devices.
(8 Lectures)
4. Cyber Security: Organizational Implications:
Introduction, cost of cybercrimes and IPR issues, web threats for organizations,
security and privacy implications, social media marketing: security risks and perils for
organizations.
(8 Lectures)
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5. Privacy Issues:
Basic Data Privacy Concepts: Fundamental Concepts, Data Privacy Attacks, Data
linking and profiling, privacy policies and their specifications.
(8 Lectures)
Suggested Readings:
1. Nina Godbole and Sunit Belapure, Cyber Security Understanding Cyber Crimes,
Computer Forensics and Legal Perspectives, Wiley
2. B.B. Gupta, D.P. Agrawal, Haoxiang Wang, Computer and Cybersecurity:
Principles, Algorithm, Applications, and Perspectives, CRC Press, ISBN
9780815371335, 2018.
3. Cyber Security Essentials, James Graham, Rick Howard and Ryan Otson, CRC
Press.
4. Introduction to Computer Network & Cyber Security, Chwan-Hwa(John) Wu, J.
David Irwin, CRC Press T & F Group.
3. Information technology
There will be two group of questions. Group A will contain three questions in which all are to be
answered. Question No.1 will be very short answer type (not MCQ) consisting of five questions of 1
mark each. Question No.2 & 3 will be short answer type of 5 marks each. Group B will contain
descriptive type (Long answer type) seven questions of fifteen marks each, out of which any four are
to be answered.
Course Objectives:
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