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Digital Evidence Analyst course launched


2010
02.24

ASCL Certified Digital Evidence Analyst course has been launched in classroom and distance mode by Asian School of Cyber Laws. This is the first & only course of its kind in the world.

This advanced level, career oriented course is based on industry inputs and features comprehensive course material.

On completion of this course, the participant will get 4 certifications:
1. ASCL Certified Cyber Crime Investigator [Regular fees Rs. 20,000]
2. ASCL Certified Digital Evidence Analyst
3. Data64 Certified Cyber Forensics Professional [Regular fees Rs. 20,000]
4. Data64 Program in Information Technology Law [Regular fees Rs. 9,000]

The Data64 certifications are from Data64 Techno Solutions Pvt Ltd (incubated by Science & Technology Park), an initiative of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.

This course provides excellent career opportunities in the following fields:

  • Compliance Department
  • Vigilance Department
  • Fraud Control Department
  • Computer Forensic Investigator
  • Assisting Law Enforcement Agencies
  • Assisting Lawyers in Digital Evidence Cases
  • Expert Testimony in Court Cases
  • IT Security

What is Digital Evidence Analysis?

Digital Evidence Analysis involves the collection, investigation and analysis of digital evidence.

This digital evidence may be found in computer hard disks, cell phones, ipods, pen drives, digital cameras, CDs, DVDs, floppies, computer networks, the Internet etc.

Digital evidence can be hidden in pictures (steganography), encrypted files, password protected files, deleted files, formatted hard disks, deleted emails, chat transcripts etc.

Digital evidence can relate to online banking frauds, online share trading fraud, source code theft, credit card fraud, tax evasion, virus attacks, cyber sabotage, phishing attacks, email hijacking, denial of service, hacking, divorce cases, murder cases, organized crime, terrorist operations, defamation, pornography, extortion, smuggling etc.

What does a Digital Evidence Analyst do?

* Performs forensic analysis of digital information using standard computer forensics & evidence handling techniques.

* Uses forensically sound procedures to identify network computer intrusion evidence and identifies perpetrators.

* Employs forensic tools and techniques to identify and examine malicious files.

* Employs forensic tools and techniques to crack file and system passwords.

* Detects steganography and recovers deleted, fragmented and corrupted data from digital media of all types.

* Observes proper evidence custody and control procedures.

* Documents procedures and findings in a manner suitable for courtroom presentation and prepares comprehensive written notes and reports.

For details visit:

http://www.asianlaws.org/courses/dea/index.htm

ASCL signs MoU with Gujarat Forensic Sciences University


2010
01.21

Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU) to conduct courses in cyber crime investigation, cyber forensics, cyber law and other areas.

Gujarat Forensic Sciences University is a unique super specialized University and first of its kind in the world for conducting Degree/Diploma/Certificate courses in the field of Forensic Science, Behavioral Science, Criminology and other allied areas.

The MoU was signed on Monday 18th January, 2010 and relates to the following courses:

  1. Post Graduate Certificate Diploma in Cyber Law
  2. Post Graduate Certificate Diploma in Cyber Crime Investigation & Computer Forensic
  3. Post Graduate Certificate Diploma in Securities & Investment Law
  4. Post Graduate Certificate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law
  5. Post Graduate Certificate Diploma in Corporate Law

The MoU was signed in the presence of Dr. J. M. Vyas, Director General, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University.

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Dr. J. M. Vyas (Director General, Gujarat Forensic Sciences Universitiy & Director, Directorate of Forensic Science, Gandhinagar), Mr. H. P. Sanghvi (Course – Coordinator GFSU & Scientific Officer Directorate of Forensic Science), Mr. Rohas Nagpal (President Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune), Mr. Ninad Nawaghare (Territory Manager (Maharashtra) Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune) and Mr.Prashant Jhala (Territory Manager (Gujarat) Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune).

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Mr. H. P. Sanghvi (Course – Coordinator GFSU & Scientific Officer Directorate of Forensic Science), Dr. M. S. Dahiya (Director – Institute of Forensic Science, GFSU & Deputy Director, DFS), Dr. J. M. Vyas (Director General, Gujarat Forensic Sciences Universitiy & Director, Directorate of Forensic Science, Gandhinagar), Mr. Rohas Nagpal (President Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune), Mr.Prashant Jhala (Territory Manager (Gujarat) Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune) and Mr. Ninad Nawaghare (Territory Manager (Maharashtra) Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune).
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(From left to right above)

Dr. J. M. Vyas (Director General, Gujarat Forensic Sciences Universitiy & Director, Directorate of Forensic Science, Gandhinagar), Mr Mehul Dave (Registrar , GFSU), Dr. M. S. Dahiya (Director – Institute of Forensic Science, GFSU & Deputy Director, DFS), Mr. H. P. Sanghvi (Course – Coordinator GFSU & Scientific Officer Directorate of Forensic Science),  , Mr. Rohas Nagpal (President Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune) and Mr. Ninad Nawaghare (Territory Manager (Maharashtra) Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune).
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(From left to right above)

Mr Mehul Dave (Registrar , GFSU) and Dr. M. S. Dahiya (Director – Institute of Forensic Science, GFSU & Deputy Director, DFS).
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(From left to right above)

Mr. Rohas Nagpal (President Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune) and Mr. Ninad Nawaghare (Territory Manager (Maharashtra) Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune).

(From left to right)

Dr. J. M. Vyas (Director General, Gujarat Forensic Sciences Universitiy & Director, Directorate of Forensic Science, Gandhinagar), Mr. H. P. Sanghvi (Course – Coordinator GFSU & Scientific Officer Directorate of Forensic Science), Mr. Rohas Nagpal (President Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune), Mr. Ninad Nawaghare (Territory Manager (Maharashtra) Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune) and Mr.Prashant Jhala (Territory Manager (Gujarat) Asian School of Cyber Laws, Pune)

Amended IT Act comes into force


2009
10.27

The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 has come into force on 27th October, 2009.

Nine years after the birth of cyber laws in India, the new improved cyber law regime in India has become a reality. The Information Technology Act initially came into force on 17th October 2000. Major changes to this law have now come into force.

Most of these changes relate to cyber crimes. The last decade has seen a spurt in crimes like cyber stalking and voyeurism, cyber pornography, email frauds, phishing and crimes through social networking. All these and more are severely dealt with under the new laws.

Some of the major developments are:

1.    Voyeurism is now specifically covered. Acts like hiding cameras in changing rooms, hotel rooms etc is punishable with jail upto 3 years. This would apply to cases like the infamous Pune spycam incident where a 58-year old man was arrested for installing spy cameras in his house to ‘snoop’ on his young lady tenants.

2.    Publishing sexually explicit acts in the electronic form is punishable with jail upto 3 years.  This would apply to cases like the Delhi MMS scandal where a video of a young couple having sex was spread through cell phones around the country.

3.    Collecting, browsing, downloading etc of child pornography is punishable with jail upto 5 years for the first conviction. For a subsequent conviction, the jail term can extend to 7 years. A fine of upto Rs 10 lakh can also be levied.

4.    The punishment for spreading obscene material by email, websites, sms has been reduced from 5 years jail to 3 years jail. This covers acts like sending ‘dirty’ jokes and pictures by email or sms.

5.    Compensation on cyber crimes like spreading viruses, copying data, unauthorised access, denial of service etc is not restricted to Rs 1 crore anymore. The Adjudicating Officers will have jurisdiction for cases where the claim is upto Rs. 5 crore. Above that the case will need to be filed before the civil courts.

6.     A special liability has been imposed on call centers, BPOs, banks and others who hold or handle sensitive personal data. If they are negligent in “implementing and maintaining reasonable security practices and procedures”, they will be liable to pay compensation. It may be recalled that India’s first major BPO related scam was the multi crore MphasiS-Citibank funds siphoning case in 2005. Under the new law, in such cases, the BPOs and call centers could also be made liable if they have not implemented proper security measures.

7.    Refusing to hand over passwords to an authorized official could land a person in prison for upto 7 years.

8.    The offence of cyber terrorism has been specially included in the law. A cyber terrorist can be punished with life imprisonment.

9.    Sending threatening emails and sms are punishable with jail upto 3 years.

10.    Hacking into a Government computer or website, or even trying to do so in punishable with imprisonment upto 10 years.

11.    Cyber crime cases can now be investigated by Inspector rank police officers. Earlier such offences could not be investigated by an officer below the rank of a deputy superintendent of police.

The following have also come into force on 27 October, 2009:

1. Rules pertaining to section 52 (Salary, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members),

2. Rules pertaining to section 54 (Procedure for Investigation of Misbehaviour or Incapacity of Chairperson and Members),

3. Rules pertaining to section 69 (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information),

4. Rules pertaining to section 69A (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public),

5. Rules pertaining to section 69B (Procedure and safeguard for Monitoring and Collecting Traffic Data or Information) and

6. Notification under section 70B for appointment of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.

Useful links:

IT (Amendment) Act 2008:
http://mit.gov.in/download/it_amendment_act2008.pdf

Information Technology Act, 2000:
http://mit.gov.in/download/itbill2000.pdf

 For other relevant notifications, please visit:
http://mit.gov.in/default.ASPX?id=191

Official announcement – “Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 comes into force”
http://pibmumbai.gov.in/scripts/detail.asp?releaseId=E2009PR1153

ASCL Launches Courses in Delhi


2009
08.24

Here’s some exciting news! ASCL has launched its courses in Delhi now!

The courses are:

  1. Diploma in Cyber Crime Prosecution and Defence
  2. ASCL Certified Cyber Crime Investigator
  3. Diploma in Intellectual Property Law
  4. Diploma in Corporate Law
  5. Diploma in Law of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

These courses have been launched in the hybrid mode. This mode is a contemporary teaching method which seamlessly balances both the faculty-led training method of classroom based teaching with the independent research and study patterns of distance mode education.

ASCL experts will conduct the classroom sessions at Indian Society of International Law, Bhagwan Dass Road, Opp. Supreme Court, New Delhi – 110001.

Cyber Warfare & Defence Course Launched


2009
07.10

“120 countries have been developing ways to use the Internet as a weapon and target financial markets, government computer systems and utilities.”

(Source: McAfee Virtual Criminology Report 2007)

Asian School of Cyber Laws has now launched an Advanced Course in Cyber Warfare & Defence.

 This is a 1-year advanced level course in Cyber Warfare & Defence covering cyber reconnaissance, cyber attacks, cyber investigation & forensics and cyber defence.

The course is broadly divided into three parts:

1. Cyber Reconnaissance & Cyber Attacks
2. Investigating Cyber Attacks
3. Cyber Defence & Cyber Security

This course is suitable for Military officials, Police & law enforcement officials, IT students & professionals, Security Professionals, Network & Systems Administrators.

The course fee is Rs. 27500 with fee concessions being given for students / alumni of ASCL’s Diploma in Cyber Law, Cyber Crime Analyst, PG Program in Cyber Laws, Diploma in Cyber Crime Prosecution & Defence and ASCL Certified Cyber Crime Investigator courses.

Admissions are open for the batch starting 1st October 2009.

For more details about the course, visit: http://www.asianlaws.org/courses/war/index.htm

ASCL’s Facebook Group


2009
02.28

It’s got the most up-to-date discussions, some great events, amazing free courses and e-book downloads! But that’s not all! It’s absolutely exclusive!

What is it, you ask.

It’s the Asian School of Cyber Laws group on facebook.

Millions of people use Facebook everyday to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

The ASCL Facebook Group is reserved only for ASCL students or alumni. Yep! No one else gets privileges like you do!

If you already have a facebook account:

1. Sign into your facebook account at http://www.facebook.com/

2. After signing in, click here.

3. The following screen will open up:

4.  Click on “Request to Join Group“, as illustrated in the image below:

5. Thats it! We will approve your membership within a few hours.

If you do not have a facebook account:

1. Create an account for free at http://www.facebook.com/

2. After signing in, click here.

3. The following screen will open up:

4.  Click on “Request to Join Group“, as illustrated in the image below:

5. Thats it! We will approve your membership within a few hours.

ASCL’s LinkedIn Alumni Group


2009
02.20

To promote professional networking amongst the alumni of Asian School of Cyber Laws, we have created the Asian School of Cyber Laws group on LinkedIn.com.

This group is for alumni of Asian School of Cyber Laws.

LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries. You can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals.  Your professional network of trusted contacts gives you an advantage in your career, and is one of your most valuable assets. LinkedIn exists to help you make better use of your professional network and help the people you trust in return.

If you already have an account on LinkedIn.com:

1. Sign in to your LinkedIn.com account.

2. After signing into your LinkedIn account, click here to join the Asian School of Cyber Laws group on LinkedIn.com.

If you do not have an account on LinkedIn.com:

1. Visit www.linkedin.com/home and register yourself for free.

2. After that sign into your LinkedIn.com account and then click here to Asian School of Cyber Laws group on LinkedIn.com.

Go on then. Let’s get Linked.

Phishing – a practical case study


2009
02.06

With the tremendous increase in the use of online banking, online share trading and ecommerce, there has been a corresponding growth in the incidents of phishing being used to carry out financial frauds.

Phishing involves fraudulently acquiring sensitive information (e.g. passwords, credit card details etc) by masquerading as a trusted entity.

The usual scenario is that the victim receives an email that appears to have been sent from his bank. The email urges the victim to click on the link in the email. When the victim does so, he is taken to “a secure page on the bank’s website”. The victim believes the web page to be authentic and he enters his username, password and other information. In reality, the website is a fake and the victim’s information is stolen and misused.

Phishing – a practical case study is a first of its kind case study in the world and has been released by Asian School of Cyber Laws. It explains the above scenario in detail along with two fully functional websites:

http://www.noodlebank.com and

http://www.nood1ebank.com

Download the case study (pdf)

Download the case study (ppt)

Free course in Intellectual Property Rights


2009
02.03

After the resounding success of the Online Introductory course in Cyber Law, we’ve now launched the Free Online Introductory course in Intellectual Property Rights (OICIPR).

On joining the course (which takes only an online registration) you’d get to know the basic concepts of Intellectual Property Rights.

You get course material in the form of a PDF file. You can take your exam online. But the best is yet to come.

The greatest part is that despite being a free course, completion entitles you to a certificate from us! :)

To get yourself on our rolls, just go to http://www.asianlaws.org/free/index.htm and register there. And if you are the calculating type and are asking yourself “What’s the catch”, we say “None”.

Once you’ve successfully completed the exam, just send us a stamped self-addressed envelope and we’ll send you the certificate.

So, let’s review. Free course in IPR, online course material, certification provided. Are you still only thinking about joining?

ASCL Community Launched


2009
01.23

We’ve been a family for a long time. We finally felt that the time was right for us to become a community. So we’ve launched the ASCL Community.

The ASCL community features a wide range of resources and useful information.

You can get the latest events at ASCL from the ASCL Calendar. We’re also giving you a chance to sign up to receive all the latest information about our events via email.

Our forum on Cyber Crime & You is a one stop info-zone on how cyber crimes affect you and how to deal with them.

You can also enrol for the immensely popular Free Online Introductory course in Cyber Law.

In addition, we’ve got the ASCL Student of the Month and Alumnus of the Month nominations going on. There is the ASCL Online Poll where you can come and give your opinion on significant issues.

We’ve got Hacking Challenges, the ASCL Online Library and tips for enhancing your child’s safety online.

Of course, we’ve got links to all our associate websites too.

So, to get the latest @ ASCL join the ASCL Community.