Cyber Security and Laws Revised Edition

Gaurav Sharma, Madhumita Chatterjee, Sangita Santosh Chaudhari

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Cyber Security and Laws Revised Edition

Gaurav Sharma, Madhumita Chatterjee, Sangita Santosh Chaudhari
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Gaurav Sharma,

Madhumita Chatterjee,

Sangita Santosh Chaudhari

The book, Cyber Security and Laws -2nd Edition  focuses on presenting the readers with the latest concepts in the field of cyber security. The objective of the book is to equip the readers with fundamental knowledge about various threats, tools and methods used to implement a Cyber-attack. It also discusses the relevant laws and standards governing cyberspace in India and the world.

The book has been carefully designed to create awareness among the readers about the security threats we face today and how to pro-actively identify a threat and take preventive measures to protect themselves and organisations from the threats posed by fraudsters and attackers. It is a Comprehensive book that covers the syllabus of Cyber security and Laws of B.E. The book uses the latest references and technologies to explain the key concepts of cyber security and laws and would be a good read for anyone who wants to grasp the fundamental concepts related to Security in the cyber world.

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The book, Cyber Security and Laws: An Introduction, focuses on presenting the readers with the latest concepts in the field of cybersecurity. The objective of the book is to equip the readers with fundamental knowledge about various threats, tools and methods used to implement a cyberattack. It also discusses the relevant laws and standards governing cyberspace in India and the world.

Chapter 1, Introduction to Cybercrimes, introduces the readers to the concept of cybercrime through its definition and classification. It also talks about some of the recent cyberattacks and statistics related to cybercrimes in India. Chapter 2, Cyber Offences, describes various cyber offences and discusses them with respect to social engineering, cyberstalking, cybercafé, botnets, attack vectors, and cloud computing.

Chapter 3, Cybercrime using Mobile and Wireless Devices, describes security challenges posed by mobile devices, credit card frauds, authentication, and attacks on mobile devices.

Chapter 4, Cyber Attacks: Tools and Methods, discusses various tools and methods used for cyberattacks such as tools for reconnaissance, network scanning, password cracking, keyloggers, and malware. It also describes attacks such as DoS/DDoS, SQL injection, buffer overflow, phishing, identity theft, and attacks on wireless networks. Countermeasures for all these attack types are also discussed.

Chapter 5, Cyberspace and the Indian Laws, introduces the concept of cyberspace, E-commerce and its different types, electronic contracts, digital signatures, intellectual property and its types, and the laws in India to protect them. Further, amendments in the Indian Penal Code, 1860, to
cover cybercrimes, are discussed.

Chapter 6, Global Trends in Cyber Law, describes various initiatives taken by international bodies to develop frameworks, treaties, and model laws, which have influenced the cyberlaws of various nations, including the Indian IT Act, 2000. It also discusses electronic data interchange, electronic banking in India, the laws related to electronic banking, and the need for cyberlaw in India.

Chapter 7, The Indian Information Technology Act, 2000, describes the Information Technology Act, 2000, the primary law in India that deals with cyber and e-commerce related crimes in India, the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008, and the different penalties, compensation
and adjudication along with offences covered by the Act. It also discusses the Cyber Appellate Tribunal established by the Act as a mechanism for hearing appeals under the Act.

Chapter 8, Information Security Compliance Standards, describes some of the major information security compliance standards like Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Federal Information Security Modernisation Act (FISMA), North American Electric Reliability Corporation – Critical Infrastructure Protection standards (NERC-CIP), ISO/IEC Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) standards, and Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

The book has been carefully designed to create awareness among the readers about the security threats we face today and how to pro-actively identify a threat and take preventive measures to protect themselves and organisations from the threats posed by fraudsters and attackers. It is a comprehensive book that covers the syllabus of Cybersecurity and Laws of B.E. The book uses the latest references and technologies to explain the key concepts of cybersecurity and laws and would be a good read for anyone who wants to grasp the fundamental concepts related to security in the cyberworld.

Gaurav Sharma

Gaurav Sharma has done his Masters (M.E.) in Computer Engineering and currently pursuing Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Mumbai University. He also holds Diploma in Cyber Laws from the Government Law College Mumbai and the Asian Institute of Cyber Laws. He is a Certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor and ITIL Practitioner.
Gaurav currently works as an Assistant Professor at Pillai College of Engineering, New Panvel, and has 11 years of teaching experience, mainly, in the Network and Security domain. He regularly conducts training in Computer Networks for students based on professional certifications and has delivered sessions in workshops and talks at various colleges. Gaurav also provides services to the Cyber Cell, Crime Branch, Local Police and private organisations as a technical consultant for cyber security, digital forensics and cyber laws.

Madhumita Chatterjee

Dr. Madhumita Chatterjee is M.Tech and PhD in Computer Science and engineering from IIT Mumbai. Her specialisation is in the area of Networking and Security. She has 27 years of teaching experience and has successfully guided more than 35 students for their Masters in Computer and IT Engineering. She has been an adhoc member of the Board of Studies of Computer Science, University of Mumbai and is also an active member of the syllabus framing committee of the University of Mumbai for both UG and PG courses of Computer Engineering and Information Technology. She is also an approved PhD guide for Computer Technology.
She has been a reviewer for several peer reviewed conferences and has more than 60 publications in International and National conferences and journals. She was invited as session chair to a rank- 1 IEEE conference in Dresden Germany for a session on Peer-to-peer security. She has delivered several talks in on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics in several colleges of Mumbai and Pune. Currently she is serving as Principal at Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Rasayani

Sangita Santosh Chaudhari

Dr. Sangita Santosh Chaudhari is currently working as Professor in Computer Engineering Department at Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. She has 19 years of experience in teaching at UG and PG level. She has done her doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. Her doctoral research was in Geospatial Data Security. She has over 70 research papers to her credit published in peer reviewed and referred National and International Journals and Conferences. Her areas of interest includes Digital Image Processing, Information Security, Geographical Information System, High Performance Computing. She has been resource person for several workshops and short term training programs. She is IEEE Senior Member and active member of IEEE GRSS Mumbai Chapter.