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Previous Year Question Paper

CS-503 (C) - Cyber Security

December 2024•CSE•SEMESTER-5
December 2024
Max Marks: 70
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions:

• Attempt any five questions.

• All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1
a)Unit 1

Explain the term Cyber Crime. List down some important cyber crimes and explain each of them in two to three sentences.

b)Unit 1

Define 'Spoofing' and 'Spamming' in detail. Describe types of spamming in cyber space and give some prevention mechanism regarding email spoofing.

Q.2
a)Unit 1

What do you mean by 'Salami attack'? What are its adverse effect on economic structure of society explain with example?

b)Unit 2

Explain the terms Password Sniffing and Session Hijacking.

Q.3
a)Unit 1

Discuss the ways of classification of cyber crimes. Give suitable example for each crime in that particular class.

b)Unit 3

Explain defamation in the context of cyber crime. List down some important provision about cyber defamation mentioned in Indian penal code 1860.

Q.4
a)Unit 4

Enlighten Information Technology Act, 2000. What do you know about Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

b)Unit 4

Discuss the management of Electronic records.

Q.5
i)Unit 3

Email Abuse

ii)Unit 5

Trojan Horses

iii)Unit 2

Ransomware attack

Q.6
a)Unit 2

Define phishing. What are the major phishing activities performed by the cyber criminals recent days?

b)Unit 2

What do you understand by "Attack on web server"? Explain the steps taken to avoid web server hacking.

Q.7
a)Unit 4

Give a note on significance of digital signature. What are the pros and cons of digital signatures?

b)Unit 5

What do you understand by term VIRUS and WORMS? Give definitions along with their types in detail.

Q.8
i)Unit 5

Password Cracking

ii)Unit 3

Nature of Criminality

iii)Unit 3

Types of Hackers