Computer Forensics for the First Responder (ITOP 2412)

This course will cover conceptual and technical skills for the first responder for forensic investigation. Students will learn about the rules of engaging in a forensic examination, including areas such as liturgical and non-liturgical forensic examination, abuse issues, intrusion management, profiling, and privacy issues. Students will also learn about computer forensics and investigation as a profession.

This course will utilize some of the concepts learnt in the ITOP 2305: Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure Architecture and Administration course. Skills gained in this course can be applied towards fields involving law enforcement, legal processes, report writing for high-tech investigations, and ethics and codes in expert witness.
Course code: ITOP 2412
Credits: 2.0
Length: 36.0 hours
Course outline: view https://www.vcc.ca/vccphp/courseoutline?subject=ITOP&number=2412

Additional Information

  • Computer forensics and forensic resources
    Conduct, approach, and procedures
    Understanding data recovery workstations and software
    Conducting an investigation
    Forensics lab certification requirements, including physical and storage requirements
    Data acquisition methods and validation
    Forensic acquisition tools, including remote network acquisition
    Digital evidence - identifying, collecting, processing, securing, seizing, storing
    File systems, disk encryption, Windows registry, startup tools and tasks, virtual machines
    Forensic software and hardware tools
    File systems, disk structures, and boot processes, including for Mac, Linux, Unix operating systems
    Data compression
    File formats, including graphic files

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

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† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.