Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security at IIT Jammu Online Course

Module 1: Mathematical Foundations and Cryptography

Theory

• Divisibility, Modular Arithmetic, Algorithms for Integer Operations 

• Prime Numbers, Congruence, Solving Congruences, Fermat’s Little Theorem

• Sets, Relations and Mapping, Closure property, Monoied, Group

• Rings and Fields, Operations on Finite Field, Polynomials over Finite Field

• Random Variable and Sample Space, Expectation and Variance

• Classical Encryption Scheme and their Cryptanalysis: Shift Cipher

• Block Ciphers and Stream Ciphers: Substitution Permutation Networks, Linear Cryptanalysis

• Asymmetric Cryptography: RSA, Diffie Hellman, Elliptic Curve 

• Hash Function, Message Authentication, and Digital Signature schemes

Module 2: Computer Networking

Theory

• History of Computer Networking, Packet and Circuit Switching, Delays, Protocol Layers

• Application Layer, Network Application Architecture, Web and HTTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS 

• Transport Layer, Multiplexing and Demultiplexing, UDP, Reliable Data Delivery Principles, TCP

• Network Layer, Virtual Circuit and Datagram Networks, IP, Routing and Forwarding, Router 

• Link Layer, Error Detection and Correction, Multiple Access Control, Ethernet 802.

• Switching, Switches, VLANs 

• Wireless Links, 802.11 Architecture and Protocols, Bluetooth and Zigbe 

• Physical Layer – Wireless Propagation and Performance Analysis 

Practical

• Wireshark and Packet Sniffing, Writing a Packet Sniffer in C and Python 

• Socket Programming in C 

• Networking Commands in Windows and Linux Environment 

• Setting up Networks, CISCO Packet Tracer, Switch, and Router Configurations 

• Setting up Web Servers, DNS, SMTP, POP, and IMAP and hands-on over other Application Layer Protocols 

• Understanding of Physical Layer and WIFI Communication Using SDR

Module 3: Operating Systems Fudamental

Theory

• Introduction to Operating Systems: OS Evolution, Services, System Calls, Operating System Structure and Architecture, System Programme, OS Booting 

• Process Concepts and Scheduling, Inter-process Communication, Threads, and Multithreading Concepts 

• CPU Scheduling, Scheduling Algorithms, Multiprocessor Scheduling, Process Synchronization, Monitors, Semaphores, Deadlocks 

• Memory Management: Paging, Memory Allocation, Swapping, Virtual Memory, Thrashing 

• Storage Management: File Concepts, Directory Concepts, Allocation Methods, Free Space Management, Disk Management, and Scheduling 

• Access Control and Authentication, Memory Protection Concepts, Programme Threats, Malware Analysis

Practical

• Basic Unix, Linux Administration and Commands 

• Linux System Calls and Understanding, Shell Programming 

• CPU Scheduling Algorithms, IPC Using Shared Memory, Deadlock Avoidance and Detection Algorithms, Semaphores 

• Multithreading and Synchronization, Paging Algorithms, File Allocation

Module 4: Introduction to Cyber Security

Theory

• Introduction to Cyber Security- What is Cyber Security, Cyber Threats, CIA Principles, OSI Security Architecture 

• Cyber Kill Chain/Hacking methodologies, MITRE Attack Framework 

• Multilevel Security Models: Bell LaPadula Model and Biba Model 

• Security Design Concepts: Principle of Least Privilege, Defense in Depth, Compartmentalization

• Cyber Attacks Case Study and Discussions, Cyber Security Resources and References

Module 5: Technical Seminar

Theory

• Identify and choose issues of practical importance in the area of security 

• Learn how to get systematic literature on a technical subject and perform critical thinking, aims and motivation 

• Learn components of a good technical presentation/report, soft skills 

• Learn comparative analysis, how to identify gaps, practical implementation, verification and validation of technical content

• Final presentation, feedback and discussion