CYB449 - Computer Forensics Investigative Process

Course Description

This course focuses on a detailed approach to computer forensics and evidence analysis. In this course students will cover major forensic investigation scenarios that enable students to acquire necessary hands-on experience on forensic investigation techniques including Searching and Seizing Computers, Digital Forensics, First Responder Procedures, and Understanding Hard Disks and File Systems.

This undergraduate course is 5 weeks.

PLEASE NOTE:
Attendance and participation are mandatory in all university courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

Course Objectives

Week 1

• Classify different types of cybercrimes.
• Evaluate types and sources of digital evidence.
• Describe roles and responsibilities of computer forensics investigators.
• Discuss the code of ethics for computer forensics investigators.

Week 2

• Determine the phases involved in the computer forensics investigation process.
• Describe the roles of the first responder.
• Perform search and seizure, evidence collection, management, and preservation.
• Discuss about data duplication, deleted data recovery, and evidence examination.

Week 3

• Describe the different types of disk drives and their characteristics.
• Identify the types of hard disk interfaces and discuss the various hard disk components.
• Describe hard disk partitions.
• Summarize various boot processes.

Week 4

• Differentiate between various RAID storage systems.
• Demonstrate file system analysis.
• Discuss applications of The Sleuth Kit (TSK).

Week 5

• Compare live and static data acquisition.
• Determine the best data acquisition method.
• Describe different data acquisition and duplication tools and when they should be used.
• Summarize the data acquisition and duplication best practices.

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This course belongs to the following bundles offer:

• Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator Course Collection : Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator Course Collection