R23
CSE · 3-2
✓ VERIFIED VS. PUBLISHED SYLLABUS 2026-07-09
Cyber Security
JNTUK R23 · CSE · semester 3-2 · syllabus
This JNTUK R23 professional elective is listed for Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). It is listed in semester 3-2. It carries 3 credits. The published coverage runs across 5 units, from Introduction to Cybercrime through Cyber Crime Legal Perspectives.
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5 units, from Introduction to Cybercrime to Cyber Crime Legal Perspectives. Tick off units as you cover them — your progress stays on this device.
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UNIT 01 — Introduction to Cybercrime
Cybercrime: definition and origins of the word; cybercrime and information security · Cybercriminals; classifications of cybercrime; cyberstalking; cybercafe and cybercrimes; botnets · Attack vector; proliferation of mobile and wireless devices · Security challenges posed by mobile devices; attacks on mobile/cell phones · Network and computer attacks
UNIT 02 — Tools and Methods
Proxy servers and anonymizers; phishing; password cracking; keyloggers and spywares · Viruses and worms; trojan horses and backdoors; steganography; sniffers; spoofing; session hijacking · Buffer overflow; DoS and DDoS attacks; SQL injection · Attacks on wireless networks; identity theft (ID theft) · Foot printing and social engineering; port scanning; enumeration
UNIT 03 — Cybercrime Investigation
Investigation tools; eDiscovery; digital evidence collection; evidence preservation · E-mail investigation, e-mail tracking, IP tracking, e-mail recovery; hands-on case studies · Encryption and decryption methods · Search and seizure of computers; recovering deleted evidence; password cracking
UNIT 04 — Computer Forensics and Investigations
Understanding computer forensics; preparing for computer investigations · Current computer forensics tools: evaluating tools, forensics software and hardware tools · Validating and testing forensics software; face, iris and fingerprint recognition; audio-video analysis · Windows and Linux system forensics; graphics and network forensics · E-mail investigations; cell phone and mobile device forensics
UNIT 05 — Cyber Crime Legal Perspectives
Cybercrime and the legal landscape around the world; the Indian IT Act · Challenges to Indian law and the cybercrime scenario in India · Consequences of not addressing weaknesses in the Information Technology Act · Digital signatures and the Indian IT Act; amendments to the Indian IT Act · Cybercrime and punishment; cyberlaw, technology and students: Indian scenario