About 3 days programme on Cyber Crimes Investigation
The NALSAR University of Law is offering a 3-days program on Cyber Crimes Investigation and Digital Forensics Using OSINT tools and techniques. This course aims to equip participants with the skills needed to investigate cybercrimes using open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools
Course Objectives
- Usage of Social Media Intelligence paradigms on social media handles like Facebook. Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc for Cyber Crimes investigation
- Review, monitor, and evaluate search engine information from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others from the dark web for Cybercrime investigation
- Monitoring information on Websites, Directories, search engines, and search engines as well as reviewing user activity on digital platforms for gathering information on the entities involved in the crime scenes.
- Access old, cached data from the internet using Website analysis and data collection
- Identify fake profiles, sock puppets, and fake emails, as well as mail addresses from social networks, or Google results.
- Search for photographs and videos on common social photo-sharing sites such as Flickr, Google Photos, etc., by image analysis tools
- Use Google Maps and other open satellite imagery sources to retrieve images of users’ geographic location and establish connections between the suspects involved in a cyber-crime as per their Digital Footprints for Cyber Crimes Investigation
Prospective target group of learners
Law students, Legal Professionals, Law enforcement officers Etc
Course Outcomes
- Provide a comprehensive overview of the main work processes and general techniques that are necessary for the accomplishment of intelligence gathering on Cyber Crime scenarios from social media platforms and handles and using OSINT.
- Create an identified/anonymous presence to be used to conduct online investigative research and data collection.
- Identify risks to users from OSINT data collection and explain countermeasures to be utilized in providing anonymity for users
- Enhance and customize the art of using OSINT techniques suitable for the collection of information for intelligence and intelligence purpose;
- Strengthen the investigative methods, analysis, and distribution of information to tackle all forms of crimes on the clear web, social media, and the dark web.
Modules Covered with a detailed session plan
Learning Modules: Day Wise
Day -1 Cyber Laws and Open-Source Intelligence Basics:
- Introduction to Cyber Laws and Cyber Crimes (hacking, Cyber Terrorism, Pornography, ISP Liability and Case studies)
- Electronic evidence and its admissibility in the court of Law (Section 65B Indian Evidence Act)
- Basics to Internet Governance about web Technologies –Web3.0
- Introduction to Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime Scene Management
- Cyber Crime Investigation law and procedure
- What is intelligence and OSINT
- Exploring various technical aspects of various social media frameworks and their architectures.
- Robin Sage – A powerful Social Engineering experiment
- Information is Everywhere
- Lab 1
- Understanding Practice Hands-on Usage of Autopsy | An Open-Source Digital Forensics Tool
- Using OSINT to trace, track, and identify a fake/ puppet profile on social media platforms and using various OSINT tools for intelligence-gathering purposes.
- Explore and report concurrent timelines, motivated posting activates for similar types of profiles and connect their histograms and audit trails to any malicious or mollified agenda against the governance structure
Day 2: Tools and engines for use in your OSINT searches:
- Introduction to Social media intelligence (SOCMINT)
- Looking at websites for SOCMINT analysis and reporting
- Understanding Web Search engines and indexing patterns.
- Disposable Search Engines and impact its impact on Social Media Analytics.
- FOCA, Cree.py & Maltego
- Lab 2: Building your own Google Custom Search Engine for SOCMINT analysis and reporting.
Day -3: Technical Scenarios and Use Cases:
- Counterintelligence and Defenses
- Fake BBC news sites and spreading misinformation
- Attacking the Stock Market
- General Petraeus and Clinton
- Volkswagen emissions scandal
- Mossack Fonseca (Mossfon)
- Intelligence Gathering Recipe
- Lab 3: Gathering intelligence on an organization in a comprehensive manner.
- Final Lab Assessment Test (FLAT)
Mode of Conduct of the course: 3 days programme on Cyber Crimes Investigation
Online Mode using Virtual Cyber Forensics Lab by assigning Virtual Machines to each enrolled Participant. The candidates should have a laptop/desktop with a minimum bandwidth speed of 1 Mbps during the program.
Details of Resource Persons
- Dr. Shilohu Rao, Vice Chairman, GST
- K V K Santhy, Director , Centre for Cyber Laws & Forensic Sciences
- Dr. Ravi Srinivas Professor, NALSAR University of Law and Consultant at RIS Sri. Vamshi Krishna, IPS, DIG, ED, Karnataka
- Sri. U. Ram Mohan, SP Cyber Crimes, A.P.
- Mr. B. Md Irfan, Technical Coordinator (Cyber Security), CCLFS, NALSAR
- Mr. Rajesh Gopal, Cyber Security Consultant
Eligibility: Cyber Crimes Investigation and Digital Forensics
Candidates who are pursuing graduation or have graduated are eligible to register.
Duration & Tentative Schedule
- Duration: Three Days
- Programme Dates:
- March 7 -9, 2025
- Apply Before: March 6, 2025
Number of seats:
70
For the students of NALSAR: 10
In case, the number of enrolments exceeds 70 and there is a sufficient number of candidates for more batches, the University will continue the program for more batches and the schedule will be intimated to the candidates immediately after the closure of the admissions.
Fee Structure: Cyber Crimes Investigation and Digital Forensics
Rs. 6,000/-
Mode of Assessment
Final Lab Assessment Test (FLAT)
Award of Certificate: Cyber Crimes Investigation and Digital Forensics
Certificate of Completion to those who clear the assessment test with at least 50% marks and for others Certificate of Participation will be awarded.
