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CIS 272 - Digital Forensics I


5.0 Credits
Covers: Basic procedures and methodologies for digital forensics that must be mastered. Acquisition, identification and analysis of evidence, documentation strategies, FAT file system, manual and automated analysis tools, working as an expert witness. Maps to the CSFA certification. Prerequisite: CIS 161  with a grade of 2.5 or equivalent experience.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe the origins of computer forensics. [COMMUNICATE]
  2. Describe the relationship between law enforcement and industry. [REASON]
  3. Discuss ethics and its impact on computer forensics. [REASON]
  4. Describe the computing investigation process. [REASON]
  5. Describe disk structures. [REASON]
  6. Describe the Microsoft boot process. [REASON]
  7. Identify where data can be hidden on different platforms. [REASON]
  8. Build a forensic bootable CD/DVD. [REASON]
  9. Describe how to build a forensic workstation. [REASON]
  10. Describe the profession of computer forensics. [REASON]
  11. Use current forensics tools. [REASON]
  12. Perform graphic image recovery. [REASON]
  13. Perform email recovery and investigations. [REASON]
  14. Discuss a code of ethics and conduct related to the information security and digital forensics professions. [ REASON]
  15. Identify standards of professionalism and ethical behavior for information security and digital forensics professionals, and apply these standards successfully to ethical dilemmas. [ACT]
  16. Describe issues related to privacy and determine how to address them technically and ethically. [REASON]



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