BCCS052

Data Forensics

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech CSE (Cyber Security) · Sem 5 (Departmental Elective-I)

Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1

8 hrs

INTRODUCTION Overview of wireless technologies and security: Personal Area Networks, Wireless Local Area Networks, Metropolitan Area Networks, Wide Area Networks. Wireless threats, vulnerabilities and security: Wireless LANs, War Driving, WarChalking, War Flying, Common Wi-fi security recommendations, PDA Security, Cell Phones and Security, Wireless DoS attacks, GPS Jamming, Identity theft

Unit2

Unit 2

8 hrs

CONFIDENTIALITY, INTEGRITY, AVAILABILITY TRIAD IN MOBILE 9 Confidentiality, integrity, availability (CIA) triad in mobile phones-Voice, SMS and Identification data interception in GSM: Introduction, practical setup and tools, implementation- Software and Hardware Mobile phone tricks: Netmonitor, GSM network service codes, mobile phone codes, catalog tricks and AT command set- SMS security issues

Unit3

Unit 3

8 hrs

MOBILE PHONE FORENSICS Mobile phone forensics: crime and mobile phones, evidences, forensic procedures, files present in SIM card, device data, external memory dump, evidences in memory card, operators systemsAndroid forensics: Procedures for handling an android device, imaging android USB mass storage devices, logical and physical techniques

Unit4

Unit 4: DIGITAL FORENSICS Digital forensics

8 hrs

Introduction – Evidential potential of digital devices: closed vs. open systems, evaluating digital evidence potential- Device handling: seizure issues, device identification, networked devices and contamination

Unit5

Unit 5

8 hrs

DIGITAL FORENSICS EXAMINATION PRINCIPLES Digital forensics examination principles: Previewing, imaging, continuity, hashing and evidence locations- Seven element security model- developmental model of digital systems- audit and logs- Evidence interpretation: Data content and context

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Undertand the basics of mobile and digital security.K2
  2. CO2Explain mobile phone forensics and android forensics.K1, K2
  3. CO3Analyse issues in Digital forensics.K3, K4
  4. CO4Understand the common data privacy techniques.K2, K3
  5. CO5Examine and analyze Digital forensics techniques.K3, K4

Text Books

  1. Gregory Kipper, “Wireless Crime and Forensic Investigation”, Auerbach Publications, 2007
  2. Iosif I. Androulidakis, “Mobile phone security and forensics: A practical approach”, Springer publications, Second Edition, 2016
  3. Andrew Hoog, “Android Forensics: Investigation, Analysis and Mobile Security for Google Android”, Elsevier publications, 2011
  4. Angus M.Marshall, “ Digital forensics: Digital evidence in criminal investigation”, John – Wiley and Sons, 2008

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 11 of the original AKTU PDF.

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