Fundamental of Cyber Security (CY-402) - Important Questions

Explain the Salami Technique / Salami attack in detail with example and its effects.

Explain / write short notes on e-mail spoofing and spamming and their distinguishing characteristics and impact.

What is spoofing / e-mail spoofing? Explain with example / short note.

Explain spamming, including its definition, example, effects on individuals and organizations, and types such as email, SMS and social media spam.

What is cybercrime and how has the rise of the internet and mobile devices influenced its growth?

Write short notes on any two of: Internet Time Theft, Web Jacking, Trends of Cyber Crime, Phishing.

Define Cyber Crime. Classify the different types of Cyber Crimes.

Define cyber-crime and explain the challenges of cyber crimes.

Write short notes on Internet Time Theft.

Explain the cyber crime terms spamming, salami technique, hacking and password sniffing.

Explain cybercrime and describe important types of cybercrime with examples.

Explain the challenges of cyber security and identify its elements.

What is software piracy and what are its types/forms/activities?

Explain web jacking, its implications for individuals and organizations, and prevention / countermeasures against web jacking and online fraud

Differentiate and compare hackers versus extremist / insurgent groups

Explain the most common types, tactics and techniques of Internet / online fraud and how individuals and organizations can safeguard against them.

Explain the different types of network intrusion techniques and how to prevent network intrusions with suitable examples.

What is password sniffing and what techniques are used in sniffing attacks to compromise user data?

Explain the characteristics of cyber criminals

What is meant by software piracy and what are the major factors contributing to its persistence?

Compare web jacking with traditional hacking methods and explain the specific techniques and vulnerabilities exploited in web jacking attacks

Explain theft in cyber terrorism and web server hacking.

Explain attacks on web servers and steps to avoid web server hacking.

Explain Session Hijacking with the method of initiating session hijacking.

What is cyber crime and what are the major elements/provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 addressing cyber crimes in India?

Discuss the monetary penalties and adjudication mechanism for cyber crimes/offences under the IT Act, 2000.

Explain the meaning and nature of cyber criminality and how the nature of criminality affects cyber crime with examples.

What are the strategies to tackle cyber crimes? Explain them.

How do differences in cyber laws and lack of international cooperation affect enforcement?

Who are teenage web vandals, what motivates them, and what psychological and social factors contribute to their behavior?

Explain cyber defamation and harassment, including meaning and legal provision.

How has the proliferation of teenage web vandals impacted online communities and digital spaces, and what measures can mitigate their influence and protect internet integrity?

Differentiate defamation and e-mail abuse in cyber crime.

Explain criminal justice with some of the main provisions of cyber crime in IT Act 2000.

Explain the term 'Hacking'. What are the various classification of hacker? Mention them.

What are the positive aspects/merits of the Information Technology Act, 2000?

Explain proof and management of electronic records, including relevancy as evidence and management strategies to address challenges in investigation and prosecution of cyber crimes.

Compare and contrast the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the Information Technology Act, 2000, including evolution of India's legal framework for evidence.

How courts assess admissibility and reliance on electronic evidence in criminal and civil cases

Explain electronic agreements under Indian law, their validation and enforceability under the IT Act and Indian Contract Act.

Explain the impact and role of digital signatures under the ITA 2000 and as digital evidence.

Explain in brief about the role of proving electronic messages in the Cyber Crime.

Probative value of e-signatures

Write a short note on electronic agreements as proof/evidence in cyber crime.

Explain briefly the status of electronic records as evidence.

Explain the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and its provisions.

What is the Chain of Custody concept? How it is related to forensics?

Explain under the IT Act 2000: Records as evidence, Proof of electronic agreements, Status of electronic records, and Software Piracy.

Explain DoS and DDoS attacks, including their mechanisms and techniques, objectives, and impact on online services and infrastructure.

Explain the common types of attacks on wireless networks, including Wi-Fi sniffing, rogue access points and man-in-the-middle attacks.

Compare proxy servers and anonymizers in terms of their operation and effectiveness in enhancing online privacy and security.

Explain spyware and keyloggers, including their functionality, differences, and potential impact on computer systems.

Explain how the evolution of computer viruses has influenced cybercrime and the major challenges in detecting and mitigating viruses.

What are the methods and tools of cyber crime?

Define VIRUS and WORMS and explain their types in detail.

What are some examples of password attack techniques?

Explain how viruses and worms work in cyber-attacks.

What is World Wide Web? Explain.

What is World Wide Web? Explain

Write a short note on Network Forensics.