B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Institute Level Optional Subject I Cyber Security and Laws Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Institute Level Optional Subject I- Cyber Security and Laws
Module 1: Introduction to Cybercrime: Cybercrime definition and origins printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- of the world, Cybercrime and information security, Classifications of cybercrime, Cybercrime and the Indian ITA 2000, A global Perspective on cybercrimes.
Module 2: Cyber offenses & Cybercrime: How criminal plan the attacks, printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- Social Engg, Cyber stalking, Cyber café and Cybercrimes, Botnets, Attack vector, Cloud computing, Proliferation of Mobile and Wireless Devices, Trends in Mobility, Credit Card Frauds in Mobile and Wireless Computing Era, Security Challenges Posed by Mobile Devices, Registry Settings for Mobile Devices, Authentication Service Security, Attacks on Mobile/Cell Phones, Mobile Devices: Security Implications for Organizations, Organizational Measures for Handling Mobile, Devices-Related Security Issues, Organizational Security Policies and Measures in Mobile Computing Era, Laptops
Module 3: Tools and Methods Used in Cyberline printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- Phishing, Password Cracking, Keyloggers and Spywares, Virus and Worms, Steganography, DoS and DDoS Attacks, SQL Injection, Buffer Over Flow, Attacks on Wireless Networks, Phishing, Identity Theft (ID Theft)
Module 4: The Concept of Cyberspace printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- E-Commerce , The Contract Aspects in Cyber Law ,The Security Aspect of Cyber Law ,The Intellectual Property Aspect in Cyber Law, The Evidence Aspect in Cyber Law , The Criminal Aspect in Cyber Law, Global Trends in Cyber Law , Legal Framework for Electronic Data Interchange Law Relating to Electronic Banking, The Need for an Indian Cyber Law
Module 5: Indian IT Act. printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- Cyber Crime and Criminal Justice: Penalties, Adjudication and Appeals Under the IT Act, 2000, IT Act. 2008 and itsAmendments
Module 6: Information Security Standard compliances printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Contents
- SOX, GLBA, HIPAA, ISO, FISMA, NERC, PCI.
References
- 1 Nina Godbole, Sunit Belapure, Cyber Security, Wiley India, New Delhi
- 2 The Indian Cyber Law by Suresh T. Vishwanathan; Bharat Law House New
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under R-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Modules are numbered in sequence here; in the syllabus itself, Module 1 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 2 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 3 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 4 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 5 is printed as Module Detailed Contents; Module 6 is printed as Module Detailed Contents. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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