Digital Forensics Fundamentals
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Digital Forensics Fundamentals
- Duration: 10 Hours
- Prerequisite: None
Why This Course?
In today’s digital world, understanding how to investigate cyber incidents and uncover digital evidence is becoming more important than ever. This course gives you a simple and practical introduction to digital forensics, helping you understand how investigations work in real-life scenarios without overwhelming technical complexity.
What You’ll Gain:
- Strong foundation in digital forensics concepts
- Understanding of evidence collection and preservation
- Knowledge of forensic tools and investigation processes
- Real-world examples of cyber incident investigations
- Awareness of file systems, logs, and device analysis
- Step-by-step learning designed for beginners
- Practical skills useful for IT and security careers
Whether you’re a student, beginner, or cybersecurity enthusiast, this course helps you build confidence in understanding digital investigations and forensic practices.
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Duration: 1 Hour
Highlights:
What is Digital Forensics?
Digital Forensics Investigation Process
Scope of Digital Forensics
Importance of Digital Forensics
Sources of Digital Evidence
Understanding Metadata
Chain of Custody
Roles and Responsibilities of Digital Forensic Analysts
Common Digital Forensics Tools
Skills Required for Digital Forensics Professionals
Real-World Example
Duration: 1 Hour
Includes:
Introduction to Digital Evidence
Characteristics of Digital Evidence
Types of Digital Evidence
The Digital Forensic Lifecycle
Identification Phase
Acquisition Phase
Preservation Phase
Analysis Phase
Documentation Phase
Chain of Custody
Legal Considerations in Digital Forensics
Module 3 : Disk Imaging & Evidence Acquisition Tools
Duration: 1 Hour
Focus Area:
Introduction to Evidence Acquisition
What is Forensic Disk Imaging?
Types of Forensic Images
Importance of Disk Imaging
Evidence Acquisition Tools
Write Blockers
Hashing in Digital Forensics
Evidence Verification Using Hashes
Best Practices for Evidence Acquisition
Module 4 : File System & Memory Forensics Basics
Duration: 2 Hour
Highlights:
Introduction to File System & Memory Forensics
File System Fundamentals
File System Structure
File Metadata
Slack Space
Unallocated Space
Data Carving
Introduction to Memory Forensics
Importance of Memory Forensics
Capturing Memory (RAM Acquisition)
Autopsy – Disk Forensics Tool
Timeline Analysis in Autopsy
Volatility – Memory Forensics Framework
Example Volatility Command
Module 5 : Mobile Device Forensics
Duration: 1 Hour
Includes:
Introduction to Mobile Device Forensics
Mobile Platforms
Mobile Security Mechanisms
Types of Mobile Evidence
Mobile Evidence Acquisition
Logical Acquisition
Physical Acquisition
Android Debug Bridge (ADB)
Mobile Forensic Tools
Handling Locked Devices
Legal Issues in Mobile Forensics
Module 6 : Log Analysis & Malware Forensics
Duration: 1 Hour
Focus Area:
Introduction to Log Analysis & Malware Forensics
Log Sources in Digital Forensics
Understanding Log Formats & Timestamps
Log Analysis Tools
Network Traffic Forensics
Packet Capture (PCAP)
Wireshark – Network Analysis Tool
Introduction to Malware Analysis
Static Malware Analysis
Dynamic Malware Analysis
Virus Scanning & Malware Identification
Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
Contact Info
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