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17MCSC09 CYBER SECURITY AND CYBER LAW

 Describe the Cyber Crimes and Conventional Crimes;

 Discuss the Distinction between Conventional & Cyber Crime;

 Describe the Classification of Cyber Crime;
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 Explain the technology in cyber crime;

 Describe the Provisions Information Technology Act in Protection of Cyber
crime;

 Discuss the Categories of Cyber Crimes;
 Describe the Distinction between Individual, Property, Government Cyber
Crime;
 Explain the Cyber Crime;

 Discuss the Tackle Cyber Crime;
 Explain the Computer Forensics;

 Discuss the objectives of Computer Forensics;
 Explain the Cyber Forensics;

 Describe the Misuse of computer forensics;
 Explain the provisions of Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

 Explain the Digital Evidence and law dealing;
 Discuss the Computer Forensics;
 Explain the flaws in its Current Scenario;

 Discuss the misuse of cyber forensics and investigation.

1.2 Introduction

"Cyberspace” is a very wider term. Most of us have a limited knowledge of “Cyberspace”
and the crimes occurring in “cyberspace”, known as cybercrime, which happens on
computer and the Internet, however, cybercrime has a severe potential for remarkable
impact on the lives of individuals and our society. Therefore, a detailed introduction of
cybercrime needs to be understood. There are many terms used to describe cybercrime.
The former descriptions were “computer crime”, “computer-related crime” or “crime
by computer”. With the pervasion of digital technology, some new terms like “high-
technology” or “information-age” crime were added to the definition. Also, Internet
brought other new terms, like “cybercrime” and “net” crime and Other forms include

“digital”, “electronic”, “virtual”, “IT”, “High-tech” and Technology-enabled” crime.
However, on the one hand, each of them didn't cover the whole meaning of cybercrime,
because there is no incorporation of networks. On the other hand, terms such as “high-
tech” or “electronic” crime might be too broad to specify that the crime is the exact

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