Cyber Laws and Forensics (IT-703 (A)) - Important Questions
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Unit 314 Marks High Priority Asked: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Describe the Digital Forensics Lifecycle and the role of each phase in an investigation.
Core derivation from Unit 3; appears frequently in past papers.
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Unit 37 Marks High Priority Asked: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Define Chain of Custody. Explain how to maintain and document chain of custody for digital evidence.
Repeated topic; essential practical/legal procedure for handling evidence.
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Unit 314 Marks High Priority Asked: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Explain major provisions of the Indian Information Technology Act, 2000 and its key amendments.
Frequently asked legal-framework question; tests statutory knowledge and recent amendments.
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Unit 310 Marks High Priority Asked: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Classify cybercrimes and discuss typical tools/methods used by cybercriminals with examples.
Common theory question covering classification and examples of cyber offences and attacker methods.
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Unit 37 Marks High Priority Asked: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Discuss legal and privacy issues in digital evidence handling and admissibility in courts (Indian perspective).
Frequent question on admissibility, privacy and legal constraints when handling digital evidence in India.
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Unit 37 Marks Medium Priority
Explain procedures for acquisition, preservation and imaging of digital evidence. Contrast live acquisition and static acquisition and discuss common tools and precautions (for example, write-blockers and hashing).
Core forensic procedures — practical skills for acquisition and preservation; high classroom emphasis (predicted in exams).
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Unit 37 Marks Medium Priority
Write short notes on: (a) Hashing and integrity verification, (b) Forensic duplication methods, (c) Forensic reporting and expert witness testimony.
Concise multipart question to test factual knowledge of key forensic primitives and reporting practice (predicted).
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Unit 37 Marks Medium Priority
Explain the process of network forensics and the collection of volatile network evidence, including log acquisition, packet capture and correlation techniques.
Important practical topic in forensic investigations involving networks; predicted to appear as a focused question or part question.
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