Cyber security and Forensic - This program of Computer Science is intended to mould students into well prepared cyber security and forensic professionals and has been designed with a good balance between theoretical & practical aspects, analytical and architectural methods complemented by academic research and industry best practices. They cultivate proficiency into the growing threats and vulnerabilities in cyber era.

The curriculum is specially designed by experts covering all the needs and aspects of cyber security and forensic engineer. Through this program, students will learn and acquire the necessary theoretical background with concept clarity and insights into technical aspects of cyber security & forensic.

The program is designed specially keeping in mind the demand and skill requirement for coming decade for satisfying the 3.5 million unfilled cyber security jobs globally by 2025 (Source: NY Times). In near future, the number of unfilled cyber security jobs is expected to grow by 350 percent (source: MIT Technology Review) creating substantial skill gap over abundant cyber security industries in India and abroad, Banking/Finance/Insurance sectors ,Antivirus companies, IT companies and government (defense and non-defense) organizations require security analyst to protect their digital assets which is commonly targeted by attackers.

About the Collaborating organization

Samatrix Consulting Pvt Ltd is a technology company, led by IIT, IIM, Intel, HP alumni with deep industry expertise. It focuses on solving real business problems and developing the ecosystem through skill development in cutting-edge technologies. It was founded with an objective of democratizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning by solving the critical business problems, identifying vulnerabilities and assimilates the technical know-how among the students, teachers and professionals, with an objective to bring the benefits of artificial intelligence, machine learning and cyber security & forensic to everyone. It’s research groups include colleagues from industry and academia cover all the topics related to artificial intelligence, cyber security & forensic to understand and make progress in matters of artificial intelligence & cyber security & forensic.

Program Objectives

• To identify, gather, and preserve the proof of a law-breaking and track and prosecute the perpetrators in an exceedingly court of law.
• To estimate the potential impact of a malicious activity on the victim and assess the intent of the offender.
• To recover hidden & deleted files and temporary information that would be used as proof.
• To know the method of handling multiple platforms, information varieties and in operation systems.
• To understand the usage of correct tools for forensic investigations.

USPs

• Face to Face sessions in University Campus by Industry experts.
• To understand the network attacks and how to defend against it.
• Gain Hands on experience on penetration testing, intelligent reasoning & various other tools & technologies.
• Acquire ability to design models, identify vulnerabilities in variety of domains & business applications.