Curriculum/Syllabus

M.Sc Information Security Course Syllabus - Complete Guide
Unit Unit Name
MSEI-021 - Introduction to Information Security
Block-1: BUSINESS NEEDS AND SECURITY AWARENESS
UNIT 1 Information Technology Concept and Application
UNIT 2 Security Awareness
UNIT 3 Information Security: Overview
UNIT 4 Legal and Ethical Issues
Block-2: SECURITY THREAT AND VULNERABILITY
UNIT 1 Introduction to Security Threats and Vulnerability
UNIT 2 Malware
UNIT 3 Hacking: Issues and Techniques
UNIT 4 Security Counter Measures
Block-3: NETWORKING CONCEPTS AND ATTACKS
UNIT 1 Introduction to Data Communication and Transmission Media
UNIT 2 Overview of Networking Technologies
UNIT 3 Network Management and Protocol
UNIT 4 Network Attacks
Block-4: OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS
UNIT 1 Introduction to Operating System
UNIT 2 Operating System Security : Overview
UNIT 3 Operating System Hardening and Controls
UNIT 4 ADC/SAMBA
MSEI-022 - Network Security
Block-1: INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK SECURITY
UNIT 1 Network Security Concepts
UNIT 2 Network Security Techniques
UNIT 3 Identity Management
UNIT 4 Security Issues in Wireless and Next Generation Networks
Block-2: SECURE PROTOCOLS
UNIT 1 Introduction to Secure Protocols
UNIT 2 Specific Protocol-I
UNIT 3 Specific Protocol-II
Block-3: CRYPTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES
UNIT 1 Introduction to Cryptography
UNIT 2 Symmetric Key Cryptography
UNIT 3 Asymmetric Key Cryptography
UNIT 4 Applications of Cryptography
Block-4: NETWORK SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 1 Firewalls
UNIT 2 IDS/IPS/Honeypots
UNIT 3 Scanning and Analysis Tools
MSEI-023 - Cyber Security
Block-1: INFORMATION GATHERING
UNIT 1 Social Engineering
UNIT 2 E-mail Crime and Investigation
UNIT 3 Reverse Engineering
UNIT 4 Cracking Methodology
Block-2: DATABASE SECURITY
UNIT 1 Introduction to Database Concepts
UNIT 2 Hands-on Database Usage and Hacking Attempt
UNIT 3 Database Security - I
UNIT 4 Database Security - II
Block-3: WEB TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 1 Introduction to Web Architecture
UNIT 2 Client Side Scripts
UNIT 3 Server Side Scripts
UNIT 4 Attacks on Web Application
Block-4: INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 1 Internet Architecture
UNIT 2 Social Networking Sites
UNIT 3 Advanced Searching Techniques
UNIT 4 Latest Trend in Internet Securities
MSE-024 - Policy, Standards and Laws
Block-1: SECURITY STANDARDS ๐ŸŽค
UNIT 1 Introduction to Security. Policies and Standards
UNIT 2 Security Framework Standards
UNIT 3 Security Mechanism Standards
UNIT 4 Security Protocol Standards
Block-2: ISO STANDARDS ๐ŸŽค
UNIT 1 Study of ISO Standards: A Complete Case Study
Block-3: CYBERLAWS
UNIT 1 International Treaties, Conventions and: Protocols Concerning Cyberspace
UNIT 2 Information Technology Amendment Act 2008-1
UNIT 3 Information Technology Amendment Act 2008-11
UNIT 4 Cyberspace and IPR
Block-4: CYBER CRIMES AND REGULATION
UNIT 1 Introduction to Computer Crimes
UNIT 2 Conventional Crimes through Computer
UNIT 3 Crimes and Torts Committed on a Computer Network
UNIT 4 Crimes Relating to Data Alteration/ Destruction/ Theft of Source Code and Database
MSEI-025 - Application and Business Security Developments
Block-1: APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE
UNIT 1 Analysis and Application Design
UNIT 2 Application Coding
UNIT 3 Application Testing
UNIT 4 Application Production and Maintenance
Block-2: SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT - I
UNIT 1 Critical Application Security Concepts
UNIT 2 Input Validation and Encoding
UNIT 3 Authentication, Authorization and Session Management
UNIT 4 Encryption, Confidentiality and Data Protection
Block-3: SECURE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT - II
UNIT 1 Data Access
UNIT 2 Error Handling and Logging
UNIT 3 Server Configuration and Code Management
UNIT 4 Application Threat Modeling
Block-4: APPLICATION TESTING AND ETHICAL HACKING
UNIT 1 Assessment Methodologies and Tools
UNIT 2 Application Security Assessments
UNIT 3 WEB Application Scanning and Vulnerability Assessment
UNIT 4 WEB Application Ethical Hacking
MSEI-026 - BCP, DR Planning Audit
Block-1: RISK ANALYSIS
UNIT 1 Introduction to Risk Analysis
UNIT 2 Risk Assessment
UNIT 3 Risk Analysis Techniques and Methodologies
UNIT 4 Risk Mitigation
Block-2: BUSINESS CONTINUITY
UNIT 1 Need for a Business Continuity Program
UNIT 2 Overview of Business Continuity Management Life Cycle
UNIT 3 Defining Organization's Business Continuity Requirements
UNIT 4 Identifying and Selecting Business Continuity Strategies
Block-3: DR STRATEGIES
UNIT 1 Developing Plans for Computer System Recovery
UNIT 2 Developing Plans for Business Resumption
UNIT 3 Plan Templates and Software Tools
UNIT 4 Implementing Crisis Management Framework
Block-4: BCM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
UNIT 1 Maintaining and Administering BCM Plans
UNIT 2 Auditing and Evaluating BCM plans
UNIT 3 Developing and Implementing a BCM Response
UNIT 4 Disaster Simulation Exercise
MSEI-027 - Digital Forensics
Block-1: CYBER CRIME AND CYBER FORENSICS
UNIT 1 Various Types of Cyber Crimes
UNIT 2 Banking and Financial Crimes
UNIT 3 Identify Thefts and Data Thefts/Source Code Thefts
UNIT 4 Spam and Botnets
Block-2: DIGITAL FORENSICS: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
UNIT 1 Digital Investigation
UNIT 2 Data Acquisition and Information Gathering
UNIT 3 Forensic Examination of Systems
UNIT 4 Forensic Examination of Network Devices
Block-3: MOBILE FORENSICS
UNIT 1 Introduction to Mobile Forensics and Technologies
UNIT 2 Analysis of CDR's
UNIT 3 Application of SIM Card Reader's
UNIT 4 Forensic Examination of Mobile Devices
Block-4: SECURITY ISSUES IN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
UNIT 1 Introduction to Wireless Technologies
UNIT 2 Wireless Devices
UNIT 3 Securing Wireless Network
UNIT 4 Ethical Hacking-Wireless Security

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