Supplementary Examinations, May 2018
(Regulations: VCE-R14)
CYBER SECURITY
(Common to Computer Science and Engineering Information Technology)
Date: 17 May, 2018 AN Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer ONE question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
Unit I
1. What is Cyber Security? What is the impact of cyber security on cyber space? What are
the three triads discussed in the literature that covers the usage of the term "Cyber
Security"?
8M
Discuss the cyber security threat during development of new software and
countermeasures for overcoming them.
7M
2. Explain briefly the Cyber security management cycle. 8M
"The early 1980s was also the dawn of the age of digital evidence"- Comment.
7M
Unit II
3. The purpose of an e-commerce system is usually to provide continuous transactions for
customers on Internet-facing servers, while simultaneously facilitating the business
transactions received from the Internet with robust and reliable transaction execution.
Discuss the important security features that facilitate this purpose.
7M
Bring out the significance of catalog approach. Outline the catalog format.
8M
4. "The goal of an Industrial Control Systems is typically to operate some type of
physical process" Describe this phrase and also discuss the security features that
facilitate the goals of ICS.
7M
Bring out the significance of Security theatre.
8M
Unit III
5. What do you mean by Intellectual Property Theft? Briefly describe with example. 8M
What is Cyber Warfare? How it is different from Cyber Crime?
7M
6. What is Cyber Espionage? What are the cyber security policy issues concerning cyber
espionage.
8M
What do you mean by Cyber Sabotage? Briefly explain.
7M
Unit IV
7. What do you mean by Fiduciary Responsibility? Explain with suitable example. 7M
Describe the cyber security issues with respect to logistics and provider systems for
Health Care.
8M
8. What is Cyber Security Supply Chain and it's concerning policy issues? 8M
Discuss about banking and financial institution cyber security issues.
7M
Unit V
9. What is the learning experience from Terrorist Attacks against the United States
September 11, 2001?
8M
Describe the U.S. Federal Cyber Security Strategy.
7M
10. Briefly highlight the rising trend of Cyber Crime. 8M
What is Espionage and how Nation-State are involved in this? Explain with few example
incidents.
7M