JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Prerequisites

Network Security

Course Objectives:

• A brief explanation of the objective is to provide digital evidences which are obtained from digital media.
• In order to understand the objectives of computer forensics, first of all, people have to recognize the different roles computer plays in a certain crime.
• According to a snippet from the United States Security Service, the functions computer has in different kinds of crimes.

Course Outcomes:

• Students will understand the usage of computers in forensic, and how to use various forensic tools for a wide variety of investigations.
• It gives an opportunity to students to continue their zeal in research in computer forensics

UNIT - I

Introduction of Cybercrime: Types, The Internet spawns crime, Worms versus viruses, Computers' roles in crimes, Introduction to digital forensics, Introduction to Incident - Incident Response Methodology – Steps - Activities in Initial Response, Phase after detection of an incident

UNIT - II

Initial Response and forensic duplication, Initial Response & Volatile Data Collection from Windows system -Initial Response & Volatile Data Collection from Unix system – Forensic Duplication: Forensic duplication: Forensic Duplicates as Admissible Evidence, Forensic Duplication Tool Requirements, Creating a Forensic. Duplicate/Qualified Forensic Duplicate of a Hard Drive

UNIT - III

Forensics analysis and validation: Determining what data to collect and analyze, validating forensic data, addressing data-hiding techniques, performing remote acquisitions Network Forensics: Network forensics overview, performing live acquisitions, developing standard procedures for network forensics, using network tools, examining the honeynet project.

UNIT - IV

Current Forensic tools: evaluating computer forensic tool needs, computer forensics software tools, computer forensics hardware tools, validating and testing forensics software E-Mail Investigations: Exploring the role of e-mail in investigation, exploring the roles of the client and server in e-mail, investigating e-mail crimes and violations, understanding e-mail servers, using specialized e-mail forensic tools. Cell phone and mobile device forensics: Understanding mobile device forensics, understanding acquisition procedures for cell phones and mobile devices.

UNIT - V

Working with Windows and DOS Systems: understanding file systems, exploring Microsoft File Structures, Examining NTFS disks, Understanding whole disk encryption, windows registry, Microsoft startup tasks, MS-DOS startup tasks, virtual machines.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Kevin Mandia, Chris Prosise, “Incident Response and computer forensics”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2006.
• 2. Computer Forensics, Computer Crime Investigation by John R. Vacca, Firewall Media, New Delhi.
• 3. Computer Forensics and Investigations by Nelson, Phillips Enfinger, Steuart, CENGAGE Learning

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Real Digital Forensics by Keith J. Jones, Richard Bejtiich, Curtis W. Rose, Addison- Wesley Pearson Education
• 2. Forensic Compiling, A Tractitioneris Guide by Tony Sammes and Brian Jenkinson, Springer International edition.