• Online, Self-Paced

This course will explain how to view and analyze an extended email header and how to exploit that information to further an investigation.  Key topics covered in this course are: defining email headers; how to display extended/full headers; how to identify relevant investigative information contained in the extended header; how to locate the originating IP address, date, and time stamp in an email header; and how to do an IP lookup.

Learning Objectives

To teach students how to view and analyze an extended email header and how to exploit that information to further an investigation.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

Feedback

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