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