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File Forensics

Students will gain a practical knowledge of the elements of digital forensics as it relates to parsing and understanding file system structure and use. File systems are the underlining structures of hardware systems and are used as a method of storing and organizing computer files and their data.

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Contact Information

Champlain College Online
165 South Willard Avenue
Burlington, VT 05402

Course Overview

Overall Proficiency Level
2 - Intermediate
Course Catalog Number
CFDI 320
Course Prerequisites

CFDI-240

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

Learning Objectives

  • Make use of forensic tools to analyze the FAT, NTFS and ext file systems
  • Identify the important data structures on the FAT, NTFS, ext and HFS+ file systems
  • Examine the structure of a disk drive including the boot record, partition table and slack space
  • Make use of forensic tools to acquire forensically sound images of disk drives

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

  • Incident Response
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Management
  • 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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