B.Sc. (Information Technology) Digital Forensics Practical Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the TY BSc IT syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it for ATKT candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Digital Forensics Practical
This is a paper of the Information Technology Minor, for students whose college runs that Minor. In Semester 6 you sit one pair: Cloud Computing Fundamentals and Digital Forensics Practical, or AI Ethics and Green IT Practices and Sustainability. From 2026-27 your college sets and marks Minor papers itself.
Module I
- 1. Study of Cyber Forensics Tools Study and installation of popular digital forensic tools such as Autopsy, FTK Imager, EnCase, and Wireshark. 2. Creating and Verifying Disk Images Create a forensic image of a storage device using FTK Imager and verify its integrity using hash values (MD5/SHA1). 3. Recovering Deleted Files Perform recovery of deleted files from a storage device using tools like Recuva or Autopsy. 4. Analysis of File Metadata Extract and analyze metadata of files (documents, images) using tools like ExifTool. 5. Password Cracking Techniques Demonstrate password recovery using tools like John the Ripper or Hashcat on encrypted files.
Module II
- 6 Email Forensics Analyze email headers to trace sender information and detect phishing attempts. 7 Network Traffic Analysis Capture and analyze network packets using Wireshark to identify suspicious activities. 8 Log File Analysis Examine system and application log files to detect unauthorized access or security incidents. 9 Browser Forensics Investigate browsing history, cookies, and cached data from web browsers to identify user activity. 10 Mobile Device Forensics (Basic Study) Study techniques and tools used for extracting and analyzing data from mobile devices.
Text Books
- 1.Bill Nelson, Amelia Phillips, Christopher Steuart
- Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, Cengage Learning.
- 2 Eoghan Casey Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet, Academic Press.
- 1 Nelson, Bill., Phillips, Amelia., & Steuart, Christopher. Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, Cengage Learning.
- 2 Marcella, Albert J., & Menendez, Doug. Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes, CRC Press.
- 3 Sammons, John. Digital Forensics: Threatscape and Best Practices, Syngress / Elsevier.
- 4 Casey, Eoghan. Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet, Academic Press.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Information Technology) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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