Cyber Security · Priority List

For when time is short. In recent MAKAUT papers, a few topics carry most of the marks.

# Reading Guide

• Read Priority 1 first, then Priority 2. Inside each, topics are in study order.
• For everything else, read the ⚡ Quick recall box of each topic for the 1-mark questions.
• Full topic list → Cyber

# Priority 1 · 12 Topics, 52% of Marks

⏱ about 1 h 14 min.

• 2.2Cyber Crime & Its Classification★★★ ⏱ 8 min
• 2.4Malware: Viruses, Worms, Trojans★★★ ⏱ 7 min
• 2.5Backdoors & Trapdoors★★★ ⏱ 4 min
• 2.11Wireless & VoIP Attacks★★ ⏱ 5 min
• 3.2Information Systems★★ PYQ ⏱ 5 min
• 3.7Zachman Framework★★ ⏱ 6 min
• 4.4Forensic Investigation Process★★ ⏱ 4 min
• 5.6IPR in Cyberspace★★ ⏱ 9 min
• 6.6Firewalls, Packet Filtering & Proxy Servers★★ PYQ ⏱ 6 min
• 6.7IDS & IPS★★ PYQ ⏱ 7 min
• 6.9IP Security (IPSec)★★ ⏱ 6 min
• 6.10E-mail Security: PGP & S/MIME★★★ PYQ ⏱ 7 min

# Priority 2 · 15 More Topics, Up to 83%

⏱ about 1 h 26 min.

• 1.3CIA Triad★★★ ⏱ 5 min
• 2.1Hackers: Types, Hackers vs Crackers vs Phreakers★★★ ⏱ 6 min
• 2.3Vulnerabilities & Types of Cyber-Attacks★★★ ⏱ 7 min
• 2.6Reconnaissance, Scanning & Sniffing★ ⏱ 4 min
• 2.8Password Attacks★ ⏱ 5 min
• 2.9SQL Injection★★ ⏱ 4 min
• 2.10Buffer Overflow★ ⏱ 3 min
• 3.3Threats & Attack Vectors★ ⏱ 5 min
• 3.9Social Engineering★★★ ⏱ 7 min
• 4.1Introduction to Cyber Forensics★ ⏱ 7 min
• 4.11Data Security: Backup, Archival & Disposal★★★ PYQ ⏱ 7 min
• 5.5IT Act 2000: Offences & Penalties★★ ⏱ 8 min
• 6.1Cryptography Basics, Cryptanalysis & Steganography★ PYQ ⏱ 6 min
• 6.2Classical Ciphers: Substitution & Transposition★ PYQ ⏱ 6 min
• 6.8SSL/TLS★★ PYQ ⏱ 6 min

# Everything Else · 38 Topics

The remaining 17% of marks is spread thinly across these topics, mostly as 1-mark questions.