DIGITAL FORENSICS AND CYBER INVESTIGATIONS
Introduction
The requirement for operational Incident Response, and Digital Forensic disciplines and procedures, has been forced to evolve in the last decade – driven by the increase of unprecedented cyber breaches, and associated cyber-crimes. Data breaches and intrusions have also evolved to more complex engagements, presenting the need for a robust in-house Digital Forensics/First Responder capability.
This course enables participants to engage with, and to investigate, both internal and external digital crimes and infractions. Applying robust processes and procedures which encompass the Digital Forensic acquisition of images, from media and artifacts to computers and mobile technologies. Aligned with tough proven processes to secure evidential materials, participants have the opportunity to apply best practices to assure associated evidential integrity and value is maintained intact.
Course Objectives
- Apply a Digital Forensics methodology in an operational environment
- Set a strategy for a Digital Forensics response framework
- Conduct investigations into social media, malware, viruses, and ransomware
- Manage a Digital Scene-of-Crime and its Digital evidence and artifacts
- Investigate mobile technologies, and other media which may hold evidential materials and artifacts
- Apply the techniques to extract images from systems artifacts
Training Methodology
- Lecture, discussion, syndicate work, case study and exercises. Audio-visual aids will be used to reinforce these learning methods.
Target Group
- This course is designed for IT professionals, Fraud Investigators, Auditors, Cyber security Analysts, working in companies that are targets for cyber and digital attacks. It is also highly beneficial for police and military personnel, probation officers and other security personnel who deal with cyber investigations.