Cyber Security 8th Semester Syllabus

Unit 1Overview of Hardware Security Issues and Foundations

Issues of hardware security · Algebra of finite fields · Mathematical theory of public‑key cryptography · Digital design on FPGA · Classification using Support Vector Machines (SVMs)

Unit 2Hardware Security Primitives and Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs)

Cryptographic hardware primitives and implementation · Optimization of cryptographic hardware on FPGA · Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) · PUF implementations · PUF quality evaluation · Design techniques to increase PUF response quality

Unit 3Side‑Channel Attacks on Cryptographic Hardware

Basic idea of side‑channel attacks · Current‑measurement based side‑channel attacks (Kochers attack on DES) · Design techniques to prevent side‑channel attacks · Improved side‑channel attack algorithms (template attack, etc.) · Cache attacks

Unit 4Testability, Fault Tolerance and Verification of Cryptographic Hardware

Fault‑tolerance of cryptographic hardware · Fault attacks · Verification of finite‑field arithmetic circuits · Modern IC design and manufacturing practices and their implications

Unit 5Hardware IP Piracy, Countermeasures and PUF‑Based Protection

Hardware IP and IC piracy · Design techniques to prevent IP and IC piracy · Using PUFs to prevent hardware piracy · Model building attacks on PUFs (SVM modelling of arbiter PUFs, genetic programming modelling of ring‑oscillator PUF)

Unit 1Introduction

Databases and information systems · Example usage context for databases · Database system concepts and architecture · Overview of information security · Database design using the relational model · Functional dependencies and keys in a relational model · Concept of functional dependencies · Normalization based on primary keys · Boyce‑Codd Normal Form (BCNF) · Multivalued dependencies and Fourth Normal Form · Join dependencies and Fifth Normal Form · Inclusion dependencies and other advanced normal forms

Unit 2Database Security Lifecycle

Database security lifecycle · Data risk assessment · Analysis of data threats, risks and vulnerabilities · Need for a database security architecture · Database security architecture design · Implementation of feedback mechanisms · Policy adjustment based on feedback using different security models

Unit 3Database Vulnerabilities, Threats and Physical Security

Distinction between data security and database security versus network and perimeter security · External and internal database threats · Flaws in perimeter security · Risks of not securing organizational data · Typical database security hierarchy · Analysis of the general security landscape · Evaluation of security fundamentals · Importance of staying current with database releases, fixes and security patches · Management of USB ports and USB‑enabled devices · Implications of physical placement of database files and their copies

Unit 4Security Models

Bell and LaPadula security model · Biba integrity model · Dixon security model · SeaView security model · Jajodia and Sandhu security model · Lattice model for flow control · User identification and authentication mechanisms · Memory protection mechanisms · Resource protection mechanisms · Control flow mechanisms · Isolation techniques · Security functionalities in operating systems · Trusted Computer System Evaluation

Unit 5Security Management

Security management principles · Protection of password files · Access control structures · Software security considerations · Elements of information security · Steps for improving security · Malicious software mitigation · System security assurance concepts · Overall importance of information system security

Unit 1History of Deep Learning

History of Deep Learning · McCulloch-Pitts Neuron · Thresholding Logic · Activation functions · Gradient Descent ($\mathrm{GD}$) · Momentum-based GD · Nesterov Accelerated GD · Stochastic GD · AdaGrad · RMSProp · Adam · Eigenvalue Decomposition · Recurrent Neural Networks · Back propagation through time (BPTT) · Vanishing and Exploding Gradients · Truncated BPTT · GRU · LSTMs · Encoder-Decoder Models · Attention Mechanism · Attention over images

Unit 2Autoencoders and relation to PCA

Autoencoders and relation to PCA · Regularization in autoencoders · Denoising autoencoders · Sparse autoencoders · Contractive autoencoders · Bias-Variance Tradeoff · $L_{2}$ regularization · Early stopping · Dataset augmentation · Parameter sharing and tying · Injecting noise at input · Ensemble methods · Dropout · Batch Normalization · Instance Normalization · Group Normalization

Unit 3Greedy Layer-wise Pre-training

Greedy layer-wise pre-training · Better activation functions · Better weight initialization methods · Learning vectorial representations of words · Convolutional Neural Networks · LeNet · AlexNet · ZF-Net · VGGNet · GoogLeNet · ResNet · Visualizing convolutional neural networks · Guided back propagation · Deep Dream · Deep Art · Recent trends in deep learning architectures

Unit 4Introduction to Reinforcement Learning (RL)

Introduction to reinforcement learning (RL) · Bandit algorithms – UCB, PAC, Median Elimination · Policy Gradient · Full RL & MDPs · Bellman Optimality · Dynamic Programming – Value iteration · Policy iteration · Q-learning & Temporal Difference Methods · Temporal-Difference Learning · Eligibility Traces · Function Approximation · Least Squares Methods

Unit 5Advanced Q-Learning and RL Architectures

Fitted Q · Deep Q-Learning · Advanced Q-learning algorithms · Learning policies by imitating optimal controllers · DQN & Policy Gradient · Policy Gradient algorithms for full RL · Hierarchical RL · POMDPs · Actor-Critic Method · Inverse reinforcement learning · Maximum Entropy Deep Inverse Reinforcement Learning · Generative Adversarial Imitation Learning · Recent trends in RL architectures

Unit 1Introduction and Overview

Introduction · Overview of Lightweight Cryptography · Security Threats for resource constrained devices · Design strategies for lightweight cryptography · Constraints and Compromises of Lightweight Algorithms · Modes of Operation

Unit 2Lightweight Cryptographic Primitives and Block Ciphers

Lightweight Cryptographic Primitives · Lightweight Block Ciphers · DESL and DESXL · PRESENT · CLEFIA · LED · SIMON and SPECK · TWINE · PRINCE · MIDORI · RECTANGLE · GRANULE · CRAFT

Unit 3Lightweight Stream Ciphers, Hash Functions and MACs

Lightweight Stream Ciphers · Lightweight HASH functions · Lightweight Message Authentication Codes · Key management · Applications of Lightweight Cryptography

Unit 4Key Management and Applications

Challenges in Designing IoT Group Key Management Protocols · Lightweight Group Key Management Protocols · Symmetric Key Constructions · Asymmetric Key Constructions · Applications: IPsec · Applications: TLS · Applications: Cyber Physical Systems · Applications: IoT devices

Unit 1Wireless Networking Trends and WiMAX

Wireless Networking Trends · Key Wireless Physical Layer Concepts · Wireless Local Area Networks · Wireless Personal Area Networks · WiMAX (Physical layer, Media access control, Mobility and Networking)

Unit 2Mobile IP and Wireless Network Protocols

Mobile IPv4 · Mobile IPv6 · TCP over Wireless Networks · Ad Hoc Networks - Issues and Routing · Wireless Sensor Networks · Wireless Mesh and Multi-Hop Relay Networks

Unit 33G/4G Networks and RFID

3G and 4G Network · General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) · Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) · Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Unit 4LTE and Security Models

Introduction to LTE · Security Issues in Wireless Networks · Security Models: Military and civil security · Vulnerability and threat models · End‑end Security · Link encryption · Compartmental Privacy · Authentication · Denial of service · Non‑repudiation · Issues in multi‑level secure systems · Internet security models: IPv4/IPv6 encapsulation header

Unit 5E‑Commerce and Secure Transactions

E‑Commerce · M‑Commerce · Electronic payment systems · Electronic cards · Secure Electronic Transactions: Trust · Encryption · Authentication · Confidentiality · Integrity · Non‑repudiation

Unit 1Tracing Illicit Transactions

Identify the common areas of interview questions in tracing financial crime evidence · State and explain the main sources of income and expenditure of illicit financial crime · Distinguish between the direct and indirect methods of tracing illicit financial transactions · Describe the investigation procedures for tax fraud · Describe the indirect method of tracing financial crime · Describe the Net Worth Method of investigating financial crime · Prepare a profile of a financial fraudster · Determine the net worth of a financial crime suspect

Unit 2Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Define Money Laundering and identify the process of money laundering · Identify the major Money Laundering countries in the world · Explain Money Laundering and describe the penalty for Money Laundering under the Money Laundering Act · Describe the composition of the Financial Intelligence Centre · Define accountable institutions and explain the composition of accountable institutions · Identify the various international bodies that impose Money Laundering sanctions · State and explain the various types of Money Laundering sanctions

Unit 3Insurance and Medical Fraud

Define insurance fraud · State and explain the types of insurance policies · State and explain the various schemes of insurance fraud · Identify the red flags associated with insurance fraud · State and explain the types of insurance fraud investigation tips · Define medical fraud · State and explain the types of medical fraud schemes

Unit 4Bankruptcy

Define bankruptcy · Identify the red flags associated with bankruptcy · State and explain bankruptcy schemes · Define planned bustout and state its characteristics · State and explain the objectives of the World Bank principles on effective insolvency · State and explain the legal framework for creditor rights and insolvency

Unit 5Bribery and Corruption

Define bribery and corruption · State and explain kickback schemes · State and explain the methods of making illegal payments · State and explain the types of procurement fraud schemes · Identify the red flags associated with bribery

Unit 1HCI Foundations

Input–output channels · Human memory · Thinking: reasoning and problem solving · Emotion · Individual differences · Psychology and the design of interactive systems · Text entry devices · Positioning, pointing and drawing · Display devices · Devices for virtual reality and 3D interaction · Physical controls, sensors and special devices · Paper: printing and scanning

Unit 2Designing Interaction

Overview of Interaction Design Models · Discovery - Framework · Collection - Observation · Elicitation · Interpretation - Task Analysis · Storyboarding · Use Cases · Primary Stakeholder Profiles · Project Management Document

Unit 3Interaction Design Models

Model Human Processor - Working Memory · Long-Term Memory · Processor Timing · Keyboard Level Model - Operators · Encoding Methods · Heuristics for M Operator Placement · What the Keyboard Level Model Does Not Model · Application of the Keyboard Level Model · GOMS - CMN-GOMS Analysis · Modeling Structure · State Transition Networks - Three-State Model · Glimpse Model · Physical Models · Fitts’ Law

Unit 4Guidelines in HCI

Shneideman's eight golden rules · Norman's Sever principles · Norman's model of interaction · Nielsen's ten heuristics · Heuristic evaluation · Contextual evaluation · Cognitive walk-through · Collaboration and Communication: Face-to-face Communication · Conversation · Text based Communication · Group working · Dialog design notations · Diagrammatic notations · Textual dialog notations · Dialog semantics · Dialog analysis and design

Unit 5Human Factors and Security

Groupware · Meeting and decision support systems · Shared applications and artifacts · Frameworks for groupware · Implementing synchronous groupware · Mixed, Augmented and Virtual Reality · Validation: Usability testing · Interface Testing · Use Acceptance Testing