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Digital Forensic Investigation Techniques

Digital forensics is the application of discovering and presenting evidence in court that has been obtained from computing and storage devices. This course will examine digital forensic as it relates to both civil and criminal investigations. The course content includes best practices in securing, processing, acquiring, examining and reporting on digital evidence. Students will be exposed to current technologies and methods as well as leading edge techniques with hands-on projects and research opportunities.

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Contact Information

Champlain College Online
165 South Willard Avenue
Burlington, VT 05402

Course Overview

Overall Proficiency Level
1 - Basic
Course Catalog Number
CFDI 240
Course Prerequisites

Complete CMIT-135 and CMIT-140

Training Purpose
Functional Development
Skill Development
Specific Audience
All
Delivery Method
Online, Instructor-Led
National CAE Designated Institution
  • Online, Instructor-Led

Learning Objectives

  • Communicate the role of digital forensics in a criminal investigation.
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform a basic digital forensic analysis using computer and network-based tools.
  • Communicate the underlying concepts of how data are stored on computers and the general structure of the Internet.
  • Evaluate current industry best-practices to the analysis of some hypothetical and real case scenarios.
  • Identify professional resources available to the digital forensics examiner.

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

  • Network Services
  • Incident Response
  • Digital Forensics
  • Cyber Investigation
  • Collection Operations

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.

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