School of Computer Science and IT

Department of Master of Computer Applications

Jain Knowledge Campus
#44/4 District Fund Road Jayanagar 9th Block Behind Big Bazaar, Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560069

Code 18MCAIS403
Hrs / Week 3 Hrs
Credits 3
Course Objectives:
 To help students understand the role of security in Big Data Analytics.
 To make it possible for students to appreciate the need for security and privacy in the Age of
Information
 To facilitate students to understand various threats to security and privacy of information in
Big Data Analytics.
 To help students learn privacy design strategy for Big Data Analytics.
 Describe the process involved in digital forensics relevant for Big Data Analytics

Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:

 Understand the concept of Big Data Analytics.

 Understand the concept of Current threat landscape.
 Analyze the Data mining and Big Data Security Policy.
 Apply the Big Data Evidence in Digital Forensics Courtroom
 Apply the Big Data Governance Certifications.
 Rationalize the need for and importance of security and privacy for Big Data Analytics
 Explain fundamental concepts of security and privacy and threats to them
 Articulate the design strategy for implementing Privacy in Big Data Analytics

Module -1 9 Hrs

Security for Big Data Analytics

Introduction to Big Data, The four Vs of Big Data, Big Data Architecture and Concepts, Big Data
Analytics, Differences between Traditional Analytics and Big Data Analytics, Big Data Ecosystem,
The Need for Big Data Analytics in Cyber Security, Applying Big Data Analytics in Cyber Security,
Challenges for Big Data Analytics to Cyber Security.

Text 1: Ch 1: 1.1-1.4

Module -2 9 Hrs

Threats to Data Security and Privacy

 School of Computer Science and IT
Department of Master of Computer Applications
Jain Knowledge Campus
#44/4 District Fund Road Jayanagar 9th Block Behind Big Bazaar, Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560069

Current threat landscape, threats modelling, attack trees, attack libraries, impact of threats on
security and privacy, top 10 data breaches, advanced persistent threat, emerging threats, mapping
threats and vulnerabilities to risks, advanced persistent threats, best practices to enhance and
security of Big Data
 School of Computer Science and IT
Department of Master of Computer Applications
Jain Knowledge Campus
#44/4 District Fund Road Jayanagar 9th Block Behind Big Bazaar, Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560069

Text 1: Ch 2

Module – 3 10 Hrs

Privacy and Security Policy for Big Data

Security and privacy issues: Data sharing and Data mining, Privacy in statistical data base. Security
and Privacy approach in Big Data: Authentication and Encryption protocols. Privacy preserving
techniques, K-Anonymity, Differential privacy concept, Effect of applying differential privacy in
analytics. Big Data Security Policy, Big Data Security-Access Controls, Data usage agreement
policies, Security operations policies.

Text 2: Ch9: 9.1-9.3

Text 3: Section II: 17.1-17.5

Module-4 9 Hrs

Big Data Forensic

Introduction to Big Data Forensics: Metadata preservation, Collection methods, Collection

Verification. Understanding Hadoop, Managing Files in Hadoop, Identifying Big Data Evidence,
Collecting Hadoop distributed File system Data: Collecting a Cluster System, Physical versus
remote collections. Analysis preparation,

Text 4: Ch1: 1.3,

Text 4: Ch2: 2.1,2.3,
Text 4: Ch3: 3.1
Text 4: Ch4: 4.1,4.2
Text 4: Ch6: 6.2

Module-5
8 Hrs
Big Data Governance Framework

Need of Big Data Governance, Big Data Governance Certifications, Strategic Data Governance,
Tactical Data Governance, Data Quality management, Meta Data Management, Big Data
Governance Rules, Data Governance Council, Purpose of GDPR, and Implementation of the GDPR
.

Text 3: Section II: 2.1-2.6

 School of Computer Science and IT
Department of Master of Computer Applications
Jain Knowledge Campus
#44/4 District Fund Road Jayanagar 9th Block Behind Big Bazaar, Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560069

Content beyond the Syllabus:

1. A power of Big Data in Cyber Security
2. How to collect Hadoop application data
3. How to analyze Hadoop application data
Text Books:
1. Big Data Analytics in Cyber security by Onur Savas, Julia Deng, 2017 (Paperback)
2. Privacy and Security Policies in Big Data by Sharvari Tamane, Vijender Kumar Solanki.
(Paperback), 2017.
3. Big Data Governance: Modern Data Management by Peter Ghavami, 2016. (Paperback)
4. Big Data Forensics - Learning Hadoop Investigations Joe Sremack, August
2015(Paperback)
5. EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Paper Back, by Alan Calder, 2016.
Reference Books:
1. Big Data Analytics in Cyber security by Onur Savas, Julia Deng, 2017
1. Big Data Governance: Modern Data Management by Peter Ghavami, 2016
Website:
1. https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Privacy_in_the_Age_of_Big_Data.html?id=Fs-
fAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f
=false
2. http://mirror.thelifeofkenneth.com/sites/qt.vidyagam.es/library/Hadoop/Big%20Data%2
0Forensics_%20Learning%20Hadoop%20Investigations/Big%20Data%20Forensics_%20Lear
ning%20Hadoop%20Investigations%20-%20Joe%20Sremack.pdf

Title Open Elective :Fundamentals of Information Security

 School of Computer Science and IT
Department of Master of Computer Applications
Jain Knowledge Campus
#44/4 District Fund Road Jayanagar 9th Block Behind Big Bazaar, Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560069