• Attempt any five questions.
• All questions carry equal marks.
• In case of any doubt or dispute the English version question should be treated as final.
Define the term Cyber Security. Discuss the various types of attacks such as Operating System Level, Application Level and Misconfiguration vulnerabilities.
Explain the concept of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and their types.
Discuss the principles of Public Key Cryptography. Explain how RSA and Blowfish algorithms work.
What is Diffie-Hellman key exchange? How is it used in secure communication?
Explain the working of SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) and its applications.
What are Message Authentication Codes (MAC) and how do they differ from Message Digest Functions?
Define Trojan Horses and discuss the different types of Trojans, including Remote Access Trojans and Proxy Trojans.
Discuss Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks and explain the working of a SYN Flood Attack.
Explain the concept of IP Security (IPSec). How does it secure communication over an IP network?
What are the different types of Firewalls? Explain their operation and design principles.
A Diffie-Hellman key exchange has a prime number and a primitive root . Alice chooses a secret key , and Bob chooses a secret key . Find the shared secret key between Alice and Bob.
RSA Algorithm is used with two prime numbers and . Compute the public and private keys if .
Explain the concept of System Hacking Cycle and its stages.
Discuss the need and objectives of Computer Forensics in tracking cyber criminals.
