Introduction to Digital Forensics Online Training

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UPDATED: January 23, 2023

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This Digital Forensics Training prepares junior security admins to plan a career in forensics, choose the right tools, and uncover the truth behind digital events. Learn how to analyze digital evidence, understand legal requirements, and explore both commercial tools and custom coding techniques. Perfect for onboarding new security admins or as a cybersecurity reference resource.

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What you'll learn

Legal restrictions and requirements around obtaining digital evidence
Keeping retrieved digital evidence pristine
Analyzing, interpreting, and explaining the results of digital investigations
Choosing between commercially available tools and custom code

FAQs

What exactly is digital forensics?

Digital forensics is the process of investigating digital devices and the data that's on them to find evidence that can be used for legal purposes. Digital forensics (sometimes also called computer forensics) involves gathering, preserving, analyzing and presenting digital information in a way that maintains its integrity so that it can be used in court or other legal proceedings. Digital forensics can eventually include many tools, services, and advanced techniques.

What does someone do in computer forensics?

Someone involved in computer forensics is trained in performing systematic collection, preservation, analysis and presentation of digital evidence related to crimes or wrongdoing. Digital forensics professionals aren't necessarily employed by law enforcement, organizations with large networks and sensitive data employ them to facilitate their own investigations and keep their own networks safe. Job roles and responsibilities vary greatly, but digital forensics includes everything from physically obtaining devices to documenting attacks.

Who should take this introductory course on digital forensics?

The skills and knowledge in this introductory digital forensics course can help professionals in many different fields. New and aspiring law enforcement officers, especially those involved with digital crimes, should consider a course like this to learn the basic skills of the trade. IT professionals, lawyers, auditors and corporate investigators can also benefit from the material on this course. Investigating cybercrimes and ensuring data security apply to many different careers.

Is computer forensics hard?

Computer forensics can be a challenging and technically complex field thanks to constantly evolving technology, diversity of digital devices, and increasingly sophisticated attacks. As this course helps reveal, there are tools and techniques for analyzing large amounts of data while maintaining its integrity, but it still requires specialized skills, knowledge and experience. Digital forensics is a challenging field, but there is a clear roadmap paved with excellent learning opportunities.

What are the basics of digital forensics?

Digital forensics is fundamentally centered on two things: the preservation of evidence and the reconstruction of events. Law enforcement officials and corporate interests tend to be interested in the preservation of evidence: with sufficient evidence, wrongdoers can be held accountable – and the chain of evidence must be maintained. On the other hand, cybersecurity professionals emphasize understanding how attacks are carried out, revealing weaknesses in networks and devices to prevent future attacks.

Who is this for?

This Digital Forensics training is considered foundational-level Cyber Security training, which means it was designed for junior security admins. This digital forensics skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with digital forensics and experienced junior security admins looking to validate their Cyber Security skills.

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