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Posted: 08/15/07

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CIS 1120 – Computer Forensics

 

Course Description

This course serves as a capstone course for the information security specialist. The course will include implementing a plan to detect intruders, determine the damage caused, and discuss what precautions to use to avoid disasters.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Discuss current computer forensic tools

Class

4

Discuss and demonstrate the steps in evidence collection

D. Lab

4

Discuss and demonstrate the steps in evidence analysis

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Discuss and demonstrate the steps in crime/incident scene processing

Credit

6

Interpret clues from mail messages, news postings, graphic images and file signatures

 

 

Define and discuss the components of disaster recovery

 

 

Discuss ways to recover from various disasters

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

CIS1116; CIS1117; CIS1118 and CIS1119

Corequisite:

CIS1119 Computer Forensics and Disaster Recovery

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.


Discuss current computer forensic tools

8

0

0

 

Define computer forensics

 

 

 

 

Discuss the computer  investigation process

 

 

 

 

List current forensic tools and their purpose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discuss and demonstrate the steps in evidence collection

8

10

0

 

Discuss legal methods of evidence collection

 

 

 

 

List methods of evidence collection

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate tools used in evidence collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discuss and demonstrate the steps in evidence analysis

8

10

0

 

Discuss legal methods of evidence analysis

 

 

 

 

List methods of evidence analysis

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate tools used in evidence analysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discuss and demonstrate the steps in crime/incident scene processing            

8

10

0

 

List considerations in crime/incident scene processing

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate proper crime/incident scene processing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interpret clues from mail messages, news postings, graphic images and file signatures

8

10

0

 

Retrieve and interpret evidence from mail messages

 

 

 

 

Retrieve and interpret evidence from news postings

 

 

 

 

Retrieve and interpret evidence from file signatures

 

 

 

 

Retrieve graphic images

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, Second Edition, ISBN: 0-619-21706-5, Phillips, Nelson, Enfinger, Course Technology