Advanced Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity Certification

Week 1 · Foundations of Cybersecurity, Cyber Crime & Cyber Law (Nov 16–20)

• Introduction to cybersecurity — domains, career roles, and why security matters (Mon, 16 Nov)
• Introduction to cyber crime & digital forensics — types of attacks and real-world impact (Tue, 17 Nov)
• Case study I — famous data breaches: how they happened and what defenses failed (Wed, 18 Nov)
• Cyber laws & IT Act 2000 — Sections 43, 65, 66, 67, 67B and penalties (Thu, 19 Nov)
• Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) Section 63 — electronic evidence admissibility and chain of custody (Fri, 20 Nov)

Week 2 · Security Fundamentals, Compliance & Case Studies (Nov 23–27)

• Case study II — landmark Indian cybercrime convictions and how the laws were applied (Mon, 23 Nov)
• No session — Guru Nanak Jayanti holiday (Tue, 24 Nov)
• Security fundamentals — firewalls, antivirus, IDS/IPS, patching, and backup strategies (Wed, 25 Nov)
• Security policies & compliance — ISO 27001 basics, password and acceptable-use policies (Thu, 26 Nov)
• Case study III — ransomware attack walkthrough and how it could have been stopped (Fri, 27 Nov)

Week 3 · Incident Response, Information Security & Cryptography (Nov 30–Dec 4)

• Incident reporting & first response — duties, escalation, and review discussion (Mon, 30 Nov)
• Information security fundamentals — CIA Triad and AAA (Tue, 1 Dec)
• Cryptography I — symmetric vs asymmetric encryption, AES/RSA concepts (Wed, 2 Dec)
• Cryptography II hands-on — encrypt/decrypt files using OpenSSL and GPG keys (Thu, 3 Dec)
• Hashing — MD5, SHA-256, hashing vs encryption, and integrity verification (Fri, 4 Dec)

Week 4 · Networking & Cyber Attacks (Dec 7–11)

• Computer networks — OSI vs TCP/IP models, LAN/WAN, ports, and services (Mon, 7 Dec)
• IP addressing deep dive — IPv4 classes, subnetting, private vs public IPs, DHCP, and MAC addresses (Tue, 8 Dec)
• Networking hands-on — ipconfig, ping, tracert, WHOIS, and IP lookup tracing exercises (Wed, 9 Dec)
• Attacks I — phishing, social engineering, DoS/DDoS, MITM, and a phishing anatomy demo (Thu, 10 Dec)
• Attacks II — brute-force and dictionary password attacks with a John the Ripper demo (Fri, 11 Dec)

Week 5 · OSINT & Capstone (Dec 14–16)

• Google Dorking & OSINT — search operators (site:, filetype:), footprinting, and ethical limits (Mon, 14 Dec)
• Capstone mini-challenge — solve a full cybercrime investigation: evidence analysis, report writing, and peer review (Tue, 15 Dec)
• Final review — course wrap-up, as applicable (Wed, 16 Dec)