Fall 2026: Cyber Forensics

Logistics

• Class Timings: Wednesdays 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Fridays 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
• Classroom: Wednesdays (R40) and Fridays (R-44)
• Lab Timings: Wednesdays 8:30 am - 10:30 am
• Labs: Computer Lab 4 (CL-4)

Course Overview

• As per the Delhi University Course Syllabus/Guidelines

Lectures

Lecture	Topic	Lecture Slides	Readings
Unit-1	Digital Forensics::	[unit1.pdf]	Chapter 1 (CB1)
Unit 2	Windows OS Forensics:	[unit2.pdf]	Chapter 2 (CB1)
Unit 3	Evidence Recovery:	[unit3.pdf]	Chapter 6 (CB1)
Unit 4	Investigation:	[unit4.pdf]	Chapter 4 (CB1)
Unit 5	Cyber Crimes and Cyber Laws:	[unit5.pdf]	Chapter 5 (CB1)

Assignments and Tests

Class Assignments

• Assignment No. 1,
• Assignment No. 2,

Tests and Quizzes

• Test 1 :
• Test 2 :

Labs

Instructions

• Please be on time to avoid the Attendance Penalty.
• Please put your mobile phone on Silent Mode.
• Each lab assignment needs to be submitted in the Google Classroom for evaluation(will be notified in the GC lab-wise, submit before the deadline).
• Turn off(shut down) your assigned computer and arrange the chair before you leave the lab.

Lab 1 & 2: ( week of 27^th July, 03^rd & 10^th August 2026 )

Task. No.	Task	Assessment Period	Submission Deadline
1 & 2	Study of Network related Commands (Windows/Linux) Network Discovery: - Ping, Traceroute/Tracert/Tracepath, Nmap, MTR/Pathping Traffic Analysis: - Tcpdump/ptkmon/resmon(GUI Tool), Iftop/Bmon, Iperf DNS/Domain Forensics: - Dig, Nslookup, Whois, Host Host configuration:- Ifconfig/ip, SS/Netstat, Ethtool, Hostname Address/Routing Analysis: - ARP/arp -a, Route/ route print, Iproute2 Data Transfer/File Retrieval: - wget, curl/curl.exe	29/07/2026 - 26/08/2026	28/08/2026

Lab 3: ( week of 31^st August 2026 )

Task. No.	Task	Assessment Period	Submission Deadline
3	Analysis of Windows registry	02/09/2026 - 09/09/2026	10/09/2026

Resources

References:

• R1: Dejey, S. Murugan, Cyber Forensics, Oxford University Press, 2018.
• R2: C. Altheide & H. Carvey, Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools, Syngress, 2011. ISBN: 9781597495868.
• R3: Niranjan Reddy, Practical Cyber Forensics. An Incident-Based Approach to Forensic Investigations, Apress, 2019 (Available on DU eLibrary).
• R4: Marjee T. Britz, Computer Forensics and Cyber Crime: An Introduction, Pearson Education, 2013.
• R5: https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1999?sam_handle=123456789/1362

Additional References:

1. “Computer Forensics: Investigating Network Intrusions and Cybercrime” by Cameron H.
2. Malin, Eoghan Casey, and James M. Aquilina Online Course Management System: https://esu.desire2learn.com/
3. Computer Forensics, Computer Crime Investigation by John R., Vacca, Firewall Media, New Delhi.
4. Computer Forensics and Investigations by Nelson, Phillips, Enfinger, Steuart, CENGAGE Learning