Cyber Law

Unit 1 — Cyber crimes and cyber terrorism

categories of cyber crime · cyber frauds, thefts, stalking · cyber defamation · hacking · viruses · prevention

• Introduction to Cyber Crimes

Unit 2 — Internet security concepts

secure transaction · privacy · firewall, encryption, passwords, digital certificate · biometrics

Unit 3 — Cryptography, digital signatures, PKI

Unit 4 — Salient features of Information Technology Act, 2000

definitions · digital and electronic signature · electronic governance · authorities · penalties and offences

• Understanding a Statute and Statutory Analysis: Information Technology Act, 2000
• Definitions under Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008- S.2

Unit 5 — Impact on other related Acts

amendments to IPC, Evidence Act, Bankers' Books Evidence Act, RBI Act

• Proof of electronic evidences

Unit 6 — Cyber space jurisdiction; investigation of cyber crime

• Internet and jurisdiction Policy Network

Unit 7 — Electronic Data Interchange

UNCITRAL Model Law · laws of major countries

Unit 8 — Law of intellectual property in cyber space

copyright, trade marks, patents · domain name disputes · cyber-squatting

• Copyright issues in Digital Environment