Digital Forensics

Students will gain the necessary skills in applying forensic techniques throughout an investigation life cycle with a compliance to legal requirements. The application of industry tools to perform forensic analysis will enable students to examine how various operating systems store data on storage media such as hard disk drives and other digital media. Industry tools including modern forensic tools, Root Cause Analysis, E-Discovery, virtual machines for analysis, file systems, and file system forensics, cryptanalysis, mobile device analysis, and computer forensic law, will prepare students in the preservation of digital evidence to be used effectively in legal cases. Students will receive further instruction through focusing on digital investigations and how computers and other digital platforms are used in crimes.