Intermediate Computer Forensics

Learning Intermediate computer forensic skills and techniques

What you'll learn
Know different types of investigations and investigative software
Know how to Search a computer image for relevant files both active and deleted
Know how to search a web browser history, recycle bin and Thumbs DB file for evidence
Know the basics of creating a Computer forensics report

Requirements
A basic understanding of what computer forensics is
Recommend that you my other course Computer Forensics Fundamentals, but not required
We will be using mostly open source tools, such as Autopsy and Scalpel which will be downloaded during the course
Description
This course is designed for people with a working knowledge of computer forensics but looking to go deeper into specific skill and techniques of the the field. This is the second course following my pervious course Computer Forensics Fundamentals. While that course is recommended it is not required to take this course as they are independent in regard to topics taught.

Intermediate Computer Forensics will provide:
Understanding of Public vs Private investigations
Understanding of different types of computer forensics software
Disk Image Analysis through searching and keyword lists
File carving and the Thumb DB file
Website and Browser history forensics
Recycle bin and deleted files forensics
Creating forensics reports of an investigation
The course will consist of presentations to explain the concepts of computer forensics as well as demonstrations of proper software and collections of digital evidence.

This course is designed for anyone with an interest computer forensics to get a deeper taste of the real world of digital forensics examination.

As an intermediate course it will consist of presentations, hands on lessons and quizs.

Who this course is for
Someone with an interest in learning computer forensics
Someone who wants to know more about how computer stores information and how to find it.
Someone with a cursory knowledge of computer forensics but wants to know more about the details