Business and Training Center > Summer Quarter > Computer Forensics

Our focus for this one-of-a-kind course will be an overview of the technical and procedural aspects of computer forensics. Learn what it is like to be working in this exciting field, as a computer forensics expert and author instructs the class. You will learn what is involved in becoming a computer forensics practitioner and expert witness, and will be guided through an example case scenario from start to finish, as seen from the eyes of a computer forensics expert.

Come away from this course knowing more than most about computer forensics and forensic computing, and be armed with the information you need to decide if this is a career path for you, or if you simply want to increase your worth and skill set as an information security professional.

Comparable courses taught by those that are not actually computer forensics practitioners can be well over 300.00 for a day class - this is a bargain. Textbook supplied

5:30pm - 8:30pm TTh MAB 109

6/28/05-6/30/05 $149

8:00am - 3:00pm Sa MAB 109

7/9/05 $149

Edmonds Community College is an Authorized Training Provider for the CyberSecurity Institute Computer Forensics Core Competencies course - a vendor neutral course that covers concepts and techniques every computer forensics practitioner must master..

Computer Forensics is one of the fastest growing fields within Information Technology, with a shortage of qualified, competent people. This comprehensive course covers the information you need to get started. Several students have started working their first cases only days after completing this course.

Before enrolling in this course, we ask that you read the entire course description and prerequisites located at: www.cybersecurityinstitute.biz/class.htm.

Who should take this course?

Anyone in an information technology related field. New security personnel, IT security officers, security professionals, security auditors, network engineers, network administrators, troubleshooters and technicians. Appropriate for anyone interested in network security - technical CEOs and law enforcement as well. Course topics will include: Computer crime - present and future; Working as an expert technical witness; Questions to prepare for/advising your retaining counsel; Preserving computer evidence; Safely seizing/obtaining computers; Using hashing algorithms; Identifying file types; File slack, ram slack, drive slack, and unallocated space; Magnetic storage media fundamentals; Disk geometry and related issues; Data hiding methods; Keyword searches; Forensic tools; Imaging floppy disks; Imaging hard disks; Restoring erased files; Proper documentation methods; creating reports.

5:30pm - 8:30pm MW MAB 109

7/11/05-8/24/05 $855