Cyber Security Unit 3 – Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrime: important questions for AKTU
Unit 3 (Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrime) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 24 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.
Most repeated Unit 3 questions
- Analyze Steganography as a tool in cybercrime. How does it differ from cryptography? (7 marks, 2025, Malware Viruses Worms Trojans) – also asked in 2026, 2025, 2024
- Describe the process and impact of SQL Injection and Buffer Overflow attacks on web applications. (7 marks, 2025, SQL Injection and Buffer Overflow) – also asked in 2026, 2025, 2024
- Explain Trojan horses and backdoors with suitable examples. (7 marks, 2026, Malware Viruses Worms Trojans) – also asked in 2025, 2024
Most important Unit 3 topic
- Malware Viruses Worms Trojans (Unit 3: Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrime) – asked 9 times in 2024, 2025, 2026
Most asked Unit 3 topics
- Malware Viruses Worms Trojans – asked 9 times
- Phishing and Identity Theft – asked 4 times
- SQL Injection and Buffer Overflow – asked 4 times
More Unit 3 previous year questions
- What is a worm in computer? (2 marks, 2026, Malware Viruses Worms Trojans)
- Describe steganography and its applications in cybercrime. (7 marks, 2026, Malware Viruses Worms Trojans)
- Describe buffer overflow attacks and their consequences. (7 marks, 2026, SQL Injection and Buffer Overflow)
- Define anonymizers with an example. (2 marks, 2025, Proxy Servers and Anonymizers)
- Define "phishing" and give a common example. (2 marks, 2025, Phishing and Identity Theft)
Unit 3 syllabus topics
- Proxy Servers and Anonymizers
- Phishing and Identity Theft
- Password Cracking Techniques
- Malware Viruses Worms Trojans
- DoS and DDoS Attacks
- SQL Injection and Buffer Overflow
- Attacks on Wireless Networks