Digital Forensics & Investigations (DFI Essentials)
Course Description
This course covers various topics related to digital forensics and cybercrime investigations. It offers numerous benefits, particularly for cybersecurity, IT, law enforcement, and digital investigations professionals.
Course Details
- Mode: Online (Theory+Labs)
- Duration: 3 Months (12 Sessions)
- Certificate of completion
- Course Fee: 500$SGD ( 4 Sessions)
- Modules: 12
- Time : 7:30pm to 10:00 pm , Once weekly ,4 Sessions in a month
Table of Contents
- Overview of Digital Forensics
- Key Concepts and Terminologies
- Role of a Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
- Legal Considerations in Forensics
- Steps in the Investigation Process
- Incident Response and Handling
- Identifying Evidence
- Evidence Handling and Chain of Custody
- Types of Digital Evidence
- Collecting and Preserving Digital Evidence
- Volatile vs. Non-Volatile Evidence
- Forensic Imaging and Disk Cloning
- Windows Forensics
- Registry Analysis
- Log File Analysis
- Linux and Mac Forensics
- File System Analysis
- Log and Event Analysis
- Fundamentals of Network Forensics
- Packet Analysis Tools
- Network Logs and Evidence Collection
- Email and Web Forensics
- Understanding Malware and Its Impact
- Reverse Engineering Malware
- Tools for Malware Analysis
- Memory Forensics for Malware Detection
- Mobile Operating Systems
- Acquiring Data from Mobile Devices
- SMS, Call Logs, and App Data Analysis
- Challenges in Mobile Forensics
- Cloud Computing Models and Forensics
- Collecting Evidence from Cloud Services
- Challenges in Cloud Forensics
- Legal and Privacy Issues
- Understanding Steganography
- Detection and Extraction Techniques
- Image File Analysis
- Audio and Video Forensics
- AI and Machine Learning in Forensics
- IoT Forensics
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Forensics
- Overview of Forensic Software and Tools
- Automated Forensic Tools
- Open-Source Forensic Tools
- Case Studies Using Tools
- Role of Ethical Hacking in Forensics
- Integration of Ethical Hacking and Forensics
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Importance of Documentation
- Writing a Forensic Investigation Report
- Presenting Findings in Court
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Exploiting vulnerabilities in web servers.
- AI tools for web server security assessment.
- Techniques for compromising web applications.
- AI-driven web application testing tools.
- Understanding and exploiting SQL injection vulnerabilities.
- AI in detecting and preventing SQL injection attacks.
- Methods for attacking wireless network security.
- AI-enhanced wireless security tools.
- Exploiting vulnerabilities in mobile devices and applications.
- AI applications in mobile security.
- Security challenges in Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT).
- AI-based solutions for IoT and OT security.
- Understanding cloud computing threats and vulnerabilities.
- AI in cloud security management.
- Principles of cryptography and encryption algorithms.
- AI techniques in cryptographic analysis.
Course Entry Requirements
- Basic understanding of IT systems, networking, and cybersecurity concepts.
- Familiarity with common operating systems (Windows, Linux).
- No prior experience in forensics is required, but an interest in forensics is essential.
- A desire to learn essential skills for investigating security breaches.
Course Objectives
- Understand the Basics of Digital Forensics
- Recognize Legal and Ethical Standards
- Master Evidence Handling Techniques
- Perform Basic Forensic Analysis
- Develop Skills in Forensic Tools
- Conduct Investigations for Various Scenarios
- Enhance Incident Response Capabilities
- Report Findings Effectively
Course Outcomes
Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate of completion based on the following:
- Define digital forensics and its role in cybersecurity and legal investigations.
- Identify the different branches of digital forensics (e.g., computer, mobile, network, and cloud forensics).
- Understand the lifecycle of a digital forensic investigation.
- Learn the legal framework governing digital evidence collection and usage.
- Understand chain of custody requirements to preserve evidence integrity.
- Explore ethical considerations in digital forensics investigations.
- Understand types of digital evidence (volatile and non-volatile).
- Learn methods for collecting, preserving, and securing evidence.
- Demonstrate techniques for ensuring evidence authenticity and admissibility in court.
- Gain proficiency in acquiring data from various sources, including hard drives, mobile devices, and networks.
- Understand file system structures and metadata for evidence extraction.
- Analyze log files and system artifacts to identify suspicious activity.
- Learn to use popular forensic tools for evidence acquisition and analysis (e.g., FTK Imager, Autopsy, EnCase).
- Explore open-source tools for budget-friendly forensic investigations.
- Perform hands-on exercises to reinforce tool usage.
- Investigate cases involving malware, phishing, insider threats, and other cybercrimes.
- Understand techniques for tracking and tracing cybercriminals.
- Learn to reconstruct timelines of events based on digital evidence.
- Understand the role of digital forensics in incident response and recovery.
- Learn how to isolate and mitigate threats during investigations.
- Develop a workflow for integrating forensic practices into broader cybersecurity strategies.
- Document forensic investigation processes and results.
- Write clear, concise, and legally defensible forensic reports.
- Present findings to stakeholders, including technical teams, legal professionals, and law enforcement.
- Gain awareness of challenges in areas such as IoT forensics, cloud forensics, and cryptocurrency investigations.
- Understand the impact of AI and machine learning on forensic analysis.
