SECURITY 408 - Computer Forensic Essentials

This brand new course focuses on the essentials that a forensic investigator must know to investigate core computer crime incidents successfully. You will learn how computer forensic analysts focus on collecting and analyzing data from computer systems to track user-based activity that could be used internally or in civil/criminal litigation. This course covers the fundamental steps of the traditional computer forensic methodology so that each student will have the qualifications to work as an investigator in the field helping solve cases and fight crime. More...

SECURITY 508 - Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response

Unpatched, unprotected computers connected to the internet are compromised in less than three days. Government regulations and organizational policy might require computer forensic investigators to investigate intellectual property theft, harassment, and regulatory compliance. Investigators must master a variety of operating systems, investigation techniques, incident response tactics, and even legal issues in order to solve their cases. This course will teach you forensic techniques and tools in a hands-on setting for both Windows- and Linux-based investigations. This course emphasizes a hands-on approach where you will learn in-depth forensic functionality and how to solve a variety of incidents. More...

SECURITY 526 - Advanced Filesystem Recovery and Memory Forensics

This advanced course is perfect for the diligent student familiar with core forensic methodology and techniques. If you understand forensic filesystem fundamentals, then this course is for you. It moves quickly from covering memory forensics to recovering and discovering deleted partitions from hard drives. This course focuses on innovative forensic techniques and methodologies so the seasoned practitioner can keep his skills sharp and up-to-date with the latest research areas in both live and static based disk forensics. More...

SECURITY 558 - Network Forensics

Network equipment such as web proxies, firewalls, IDS, routers and even switches often contain evidence that can make or break a case. A great deal of evidence flows across the network but is never stored on a workstation or server hard drive. In this class, law enforcement and information security professionals will learn how to recover evidence from network-based devices in order to speed up investigations and build stronger cases. More...

SECURITY 563 - Mobile Device Forensics

Mobile device forensics is a rapidly evolving field, creating exciting opportunities for practitioners in corporate, criminal, and military settings. Designed for students who are both new to and already familiar with mobile device forensics, this hands-on course provides the core knowledge and skills that a Digital Forensic Investigator needs to process cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices. Using state-of-the art tools, you will learn how to forensically preserve, acquire and examine data stored on mobile devices and utilize the results for internal investigations or in civil/criminal litigation. This course covers techniques and tools in the context of an overall forensic methodology, providing you with the ability to obtain and utilize digital evidence on mobile devices. In addition, by teaching lessons learned from years of experience, we will help you handle common challenges in the field. More...

SECURITY 606 - Drive and Data Recovery Forensics

The data recovery world and the forensics world are very close in relation. This class discusses topics valuable to both forensic and data recovery professionals alike and touches on data recovery topics relating to forensics topics where they can be applied. More...