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Prerequisites: CIS 273 with a GPA of 3.0 and instructor approval
Schedule: Check The Annual Schedule
Instructor: Steve Hailey

This is an advanced digital forensics course meant for the student who has excelled in their digital forensics coursework at EdCC, and/or has a minimum of two years of documented experience as a forensic analyst. This class begins at a high level, and mastery of the subject matter covered in Digital Forensics I and Digital Forensics II is expected.

The content covered in this course is somewhat dynamic, as topics covered will vary based on current trends (based largely on what forensic analysts and information security personnel are currently seeing in both the private and public sectors).

Students will be working on creating and updating hash sets for Trojans, viruses, and other illicit software and malware. This is an ongoing project, with the hash sets being made available to law enforcement and government agencies world-wide.

Topics covered in this course will include:

  • Proving/disproving the Trojan horse theory
  • Debunking "smoke and mirrors" theories and tactics
  • Detecting/documenting root kits and other malware
  • Using VMware/Virtual PC as forensic analysis tools
  • Finding undocumented root kits and kernel level compromises
  • Methods to surveil and document suspect activity
  • Network intrusion cases
  • Network forensics
  • Providing expert testimony in complex digital forensic cases
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