National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led

This is a hands-on course where you will learn the theory and practice of digital forensics. You will learn about general forensic procedures, evidence handling, how to create a forensic copy and verify it, how to perform a logical and physical analysis of media, how to recover deleted files, and learn about laws applying to digital forensics.

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate and understanding of  computer forensics and investigation as a profession
  • Demonstrate an understanding of computing investigations
  • Demonstrate an understanding of  the processing crime and incident scenes
  • Create a forensic copy of a piece of digital media
  • Verify a forensic copy using multiple one-way cryptographic hashes
  • Identify structures of the FAT file system
  • Recover deleted files manually
  • Discuss laws related to computer evidence
  • Create professional quality forensic reports
  • Discuss ethics in digital forensics

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Digital Forensics

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.