Course Description

Introduction to Cyber Crime And Computer Forensics (CF101/CF102)
Sponsored by Mississippi State University

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Length: 5 days(36hrs.)

Designed For: It has been designed to be especially useful for first responders and investigators. The first two and one-half days is an introduction to cyber crime and computer forensics. It provides detailed bag-and-tag information, plus an introduction to the basic concepts of cyber crime and computer forensics. The second two and one-half days is an introduction to the tools and techniques used by a digital forensics examiner. Plus provides laboratory exercises with hands on tasks.

Prerequisites: None.

Certification: This course is POST certified in the states of Mississippi and Georgia and accepted for certification in other states.

Description: First 2 ½ days (18 hours) provides:

  • Basic Introduction to cyber crime
  • Basic Introduction to computers forensics
  • Computer hardware and software overview
  • What is and how to treat digital evidence
  • The basics behind hard disk structure
  • RAM slack, Disk slack, and File slack
  • What is and how to create a forensically sound copy of digital evidence
  • An overview of data recovery
  • Detailed bag and tag instruction
  • Special topic provided by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office

Second 2 ½ days (18 hours) provides:

  • Windows file system basics
  • Command line usage
  • How to find and use freeware
  • File identification based on file signatures
  • The use of metadata in investigations
  • How to reconstruct web browser history
  • Password cracking methods
  • How to trace emails
  • Introduction to cell phone forensics
  • Introduction to data hiding


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