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CTS-DIG-FORENSICS.AB2
A Practical Guide to Digital Forensics Investigations
Intermediate Self-paced · 1 year access
52 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
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01 / Lessons & labs
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Lessons
15 Interactive Lessons · 116 topics01 Introduction +
02 The Scope of Digital Forensics 8 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Popular Myths about Computer Forensics
- Types of Digital Forensic Evidence Recovered
- What Skills Must a Digital Forensics Investigator Possess?
- The Importance of Digital Forensics
- Job Opportunities
- A History of Digital Forensics
- Training and Education
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
03 Windows Operating and File Systems 8 topics · 10 LiveLab +
- Physical and Logical Storage
- Paging
- File Conversion and Numbering Formats
- Operating Systems
- Windows Registry
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Windows Features
- Summary
10 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Handling Computer Hardware 5 topics · 8 LiveLab +
- Hard Disk Drives
- Cloning a PATA or SATA Hard Disk
- Removable Memory
- Summary
- Reference
8 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Acquiring Evidence in a Computer Forensics Lab 7 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Lab Requirements
- Private-Sector Computer Forensics Laboratories
- Computer Forensics Laboratory Requirements
- Extracting Evidence from a Device
- Skimmers
- Steganography
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 Online Investigations 9 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Working Undercover
- Dark Web Investigations
- Virtual Currencies
- Website Evidence
- Background Searches on a Suspect
- Online Crime
- Capturing Online Communications
- Edge Web Browser
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Documenting the Investigation 8 topics +
- Obtaining Evidence from a Service Provider
- Documenting a Crime Scene
- Seizing Evidence
- Documenting the Evidence
- Using Tools to Document an Investigation
- Writing Reports
- Using Expert Witnesses at Trial
- Summary
08 Admissibility of Digital Evidence 7 topics +
- History and Structure of the United States Legal System
- Evidence Admissibility
- Constitutional Law
- When Computer Forensics Goes Wrong
- Structure of the Legal System in the European Union (E.U.)
- Privacy Legislation in Asia
- Summary
09 Network Forensics and Incident Response 9 topics · 17 LiveLab +
- The Tools of the Trade
- Networking Devices
- Understanding the OSI Model
- Introduction to VoIP
- Incident Response (IR)
- STIX, TAXII, and Cybox
- Advanced Persistent Threats
- Investigating a Network Attack
- Summary
17 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Mobile Forensics 11 topics · 6 LiveLab +
- The Cellular Network
- Handset Specifications
- Mobile Operating Systems
- Standard Operating Procedures for Handling Handset Evidence
- Handset Forensics
- Manual Cellphone Examinations
- Global Satellite Service Providers
- Legal Considerations
- Other Mobile Devices
- Documenting the Investigation
- Summary
6 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Mobile App Investigations 5 topics +
- Static Versus Dynamic Analysis
- Dating Apps
- Rideshare Apps
- Communication Apps
- Summary
12 Photograph Forensics 8 topics +
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
- Project VIC
- Case Studies
- Understanding Digital Photography
- Examining Picture Files
- Evidence Admissibility
- Case Studies
- Summary
13 Mac Forensics 8 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- A Brief History
- Apple Wi-Fi Devices
- Macintosh File Systems
- Macintosh Operating Systems
- Apple Mobile Devices
- Performing a Mac Forensics Examination
- Case Studies
- Summary
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Case Studies 7 topics +
- Silk Road
- Las Vegas Massacre
- Zacharias Moussaoui
- BTK (Bind Torture Kill) Serial Killer
- Cyberbullying
- Sports
- Summary
15 Internet of Things (IoT) Forensics and Emergent Technologies 16 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- 5G
- Wi-Fi 6
- Wi-Fi Mesh Networks
- Shodan
- Mirai Botnet
- Cryptocurrency Mining
- Alexa
- Micro-Chipping
- Fitness Trackers
- Apple Watch
- Action Cameras
- Police Safety
- Police Vehicles
- Vehicle Forensics
- Low-Tech Solution for High-Tech Seizures
- Summary
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
Hands-On Labs Our edge
52 LiveLabs- Displaying Metadata Information
- Enabling the Peek Performance Option
- Using a Hex Editor
- Viewing the BIOS
- Converting an NTFS Partition to FAT32 Using Disk Management
- Converting a FAT32 Partition to NTFS Using Command Prompt
- Converting a FAT32 Partition to NTFS Using Disk Management
- Using FTK Imager
- Exploring Windows File Registry
- Using the Event Viewer
- Using the Disk Defragmenter
- Installing an Optical Drive and a PCI Sound Card
- Supplying Power to a SATA Drive
- Installing Expansion Cards on a Motherboard
- Installing a USB 3.0 PCI Express Card (2.0 x4)
- Sanitizing and Cloning Hard Drives Using Disk Jockey PRO
- Verifying RAM Usage
- Reading the Contents of a Secure Digital Card
- Installing FireWire Cards
- Imaging a USB Drive Using FTK Imager
- Using GREP
- Using the dd Utility
- Using MBSA
- Using a Numeric IP Address to Locate a Web Server
- Making Screen Captures
- Analyzing Traffic Captured from Site Survey Software
- Using NetWitness Investigator
- Capturing Packets Using Wireshark
- Using TCPdump
- Finding a MAC Address of a System
- Using the tracert Command
- Getting Information about DNS (Layer 4)
- Obtaining Information about the Net Firewall Profile
- Obtaining IP Route Information from the IP Routing Table
- Obtaining Information about an IP Version
- Obtaining an IP version of a Network Adapter
- Getting Information about UDP Ports
- Getting Information about the Current Connection Statistics of UDP
- Getting Settings of UDP
- Getting Information about TCP Ports
- Getting Information about the Current Connection Statistics of TCP
- Getting the Settings of TCP
- Locating Local Cell Towers and Antennae Using AntennaSearch
- Locating the IMEI Number of a Cellphone Using the Keypad
- Removing an Email Account in Android
- Configuring an Email Account in Android
- Setting Up a VPN in Android
- Retrieving Device Information Using FCC ID
- Working in the Terminal Window on a Mac
- Converting an Epoch Time on a Mac
- Turning on the Airplane Mode and Viewing the iOS Version of an iPhone
- Using Shodan
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