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ISIT Syllabus - Detailed Index

**Index of ISIT Syllabus**

### 1. Introduction and Security Trends (6 Periods)

- Need for security

- Security principles

- Authentication

- Access control

#### 1.2 Threats to Security

- Viruses and Worms

- Intruders, Insiders

- Criminal organizations

- Terrorists

- Information Warfare (IW)

- Avenues of attack

- Steps in attack

#### 1.3 Types of Attack

- Active and Passive attacks

- Denial of service

- Backdoors and trapdoors

- Sniffing, Spoofing

- Man in the Middle

- Replay

- TCP/IP Hacking

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- Encryption attacks

- Malware: Viruses, Logic Bombs

### 2. Organizational/Operational Security (7 Periods)

#### 2.1 Role of People in Security

- Password selection

- Piggybacking

- Shoulder surfing

- Dumpster diving

- Installing unauthorized software/hardware

- Access by non-employees

- Security awareness

- Individual user responsibilities

#### 2.2 Physical Security

- Access controls (Biometrics: Fingerprints, Handprints, Retina, Patterns, Voice Patterns)

- Signature and writing patterns

- Keystrokes and physical barriers

#### 2.3 Network Security Basics

- Model for network security

### 3. Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure (13 Periods)

#### 3.1 Introduction

- Cryptography

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- Cryptanalysis

- Cryptology

- Substitution techniques:

- Caesar's cipher

- Monoalphabetic and polyalphabetic transposition techniques:

- Rail Fence technique

- Simple Columnar

- Steganography

#### 3.2 Hashing

- Concept

#### 3.3 Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptography

- Symmetric Encryption: DES (Data Encryption Standard) Algorithm

- Diffie-Hellman Algorithm

- Problem of key distribution

- Asymmetric Key Cryptography

- Digital Signature, Key escrow

#### 3.4 Public Key Encryption

- Basics

- Digital certificates

- Certificate authorities

- Registration authorities

- Steps for obtaining a digital certificate

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- Steps for verifying authenticity and integrity of a certificate

### 4. Network Security (8 Periods)

#### 4.1 Firewalls

- Concept

- Design

- Principles

- Limitations

- Trusted System

- Kerberos Concept

#### 4.2 Security Topologies

- Security Zones

- DMZ

- Internet

- Intranet

- VLAN

- Security Implications

- Tunneling

#### 4.3 IP Security (IPSec)

- Overview

- Architecture

- IPSec Configuration

- IPSec Security

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#### 4.4 Virtual Private Network (VPN)

#### 4.5 Email Security

- Email Security Standards:

- Working principles of SMTP, PEM, PGP, S/MIME, Spam

### 5. System Security (8 Periods)

#### 5.1 Intruders

- Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

- Host-based IDS

- Network-based IDS

#### 5.2 Password Management

- Vulnerability of passwords

- Password selection strategies

- Components of good passwords

#### 5.3 Operating System Security

- Operating System Hardening

- General Steps for Securing Windows Operating System

- Hardening UNIX/Linux-based Operating Systems

- Updates:

- Hot Fix

- Patch

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- Service Pack

### 6. Application and Web Security (6 Periods)

#### 6.1 Application Hardening

- Application Patches

- Web Servers

- Active Directory

#### 6.2 Web Security Threats

- Web Traffic Security Approaches

- Secure Socket Layer and Transport Layer Security

- Secure Electronic Transaction Software Development:

- Secure Code Techniques

- Buffer Overflow

- Code Injection

- Least Privilege

- Good Practices

- Testing

### 7. IT Laws (8 Periods)

#### 7.1 Information Security Standards

- ISO

- IT Act

- Copyright Act

- Patent Law

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- IPR

- Cyber Laws in India

- IT Act 2000 Provisions and Latest Amendments

#### 7.2 Intellectual Property Law

- Copy Right Law

- Software License

- Semiconductor Law

- Patent Law

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