Digital and Mobile Forensics detailed syllabus for Artificial Intelligence & Data Science (AI&DS) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the AI&DS students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Artificial Intelligence & Data Science 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit AI&DS 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to AI&DS Professional Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of digital and mobile forensics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL FORENSICS
Forensic Science – Digital Forensics – Digital Evidence – The Digital Forensics Process -Introduction – The Identification Phase – The Collection Phase – The Examination Phase – The Analysis Phase – The Presentation Phase
Unit II
DIGITAL CRIME AND INVESTIGATION
Digital Crime – Substantive Criminal Law – General Conditions – Offenses – Investigation Methods for Collecting Digital Evidence – International Cooperation to Collect Digital Evidence
Unit III
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Unit IV
iOS FORENSICS
Mobile Hardware and Operating Systems – iOS Fundamentals – Jailbreaking – File System -Hardware – iPhone Security – iOS Forensics – Procedures and Processes – Tools – Oxygen Forensics – MobilEdit – iCloud
Unit V
ANDROID FORENSICS
Android basics – Key Codes – ADB – Rooting Android – Boot Process – File Systems – Security -Tools – Android Forensics – Forensic Procedures – ADB – Android Only Tools – Dual Use Tools -Oxygen Forensics – MobilEdit – Android App Decompiling
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course, the students will be able to:
- Have knowledge on digital forensics.
- Know about digital crime and investigations.
- Be forensic ready.
- Investigate, identify and extract digital evidence from iOS devices.
- Investigate, identify and extract digital evidence from Android devices.
Lab Experiments
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Text Books:
- Andre Arnes, “Digital Forensics”, Wiley, 2018.
- Chuck Easttom, “An In-depth Guide to Mobile Device Forensics”, First Edition, CRC Press, 2022.
Reference Books:
- Vacca, J, Computer Forensics, Computer Crime Scene Investigation, 2nd Ed, Charles River Media, 2005, ISBN: 1-58450-389.
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