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CY-EL6Semester 74 (4-0-0)Elective

Cyber Law, Risk & Compliance

Information Technology Act 2000 (amendments), Section 43/43A/65/66/66A-66F offenses, Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP), Reasonable security practices and SOPs, Cyber Appellate Tribunal, Electronic signa...

Syllabus

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Unit 1: Cybersecurity Legal Framework

Information Technology Act 2000 (amendments), Section 43/43A/65/66/66A-66F offenses, Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP), Reasonable security practices and SOPs, Cyber Appellate Tribunal, Electronic signatures and digital certificates, Contract law in cyberspace, Jurisdiction issues (cross-border cybercrimes).

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Unit 2: Data Protection and Privacy Laws

GDPR extraterritorial applicability, Legitimate interest vs. consent, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), Data processor obligations, Breach notification timelines (72 hours), Data Protection Officer (DPO) mandate, Privacy by Design/Default, India data localization requirements (critical personal data), Cross-border transfer mechanisms (SCCs, adequacy decisions).

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Unit 3: Cybercrime Investigation and Evidence

Indian Evidence Act Section 65B (electronic records), First Information Report (FIR) for cybercrimes, Chain of custody preservation, Digital evidence admissibility, CERT-In incident reporting mandate (6-hour timeline), Forensic readiness planning, Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT), Budapest Convention on Cybercrime.

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Unit 4: Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks

NIST Cybersecurity Framework (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover), ISO 27001:2022 controls and Annex A domains, Risk assessment methodologies (qualitative/quantitative), Threat modeling (STRIDE, PASTA), Risk treatment plans (avoid, mitigate, transfer, accept), Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), Third-party risk management, Supply chain security.

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Unit 5: Compliance Auditing and Governance

PCI-DSS requirements (cardholder data environment), SOC 2 Type II criteria (security, availability, processing integrity), HIPAA/HITECH for healthcare, COBIT 2019 governance framework, GRC platforms integration, Audit logging and retention policies, Continuous compliance monitoring, Regulatory reporting (SEBI cybersecurity framework), Board-level cyber governance responsibilities.