Digital Forensics

Prerequisite: CIS-1 or COMPSCI-1, and CIS-4. This course is an introduction to the methods used to properly conduct a digital forensics investigation beginning with a discussion of ethics, while mapping to the objectives of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) certification. Topics covered include an overview of computer forensics as a profession; the computer investigation process; understanding operating systems boot processes and disk structures; data acquisition and analysis; technical writing; and a review of familiar digital forensics tools. Transfer: CSU