NOTE: This course has recently changed from the SECURITY discipline to the new FORENSICS discipline. All content remains the same.
Master computer forensics. Learn essential investigation techniques.
With today's ever-changing technologies and environments, it is inevitable that organizations will deal with some form of cybercrime. These forms include, but are not exclusive to, fraud, insider threat, industrial espionage, and phishing. In order to help solve these cases, organizations are hiring digital forensic professionals and calling cybercrime law enforcement agents to fight and solve these cyber crimes.
SANS Security 408: Computer Forensic Essentials focuses on the essentials that a forensic investigator must know to investigate core computer crime incidents successfully. You will learn how computer forensic analysts focus on collecting and analyzing data from computer systems to track user-based activity that could be used internally or in civil/criminal litigation.
This course covers the fundamental steps of the in-depth computer forensic methodology so that each student will have the complete qualifications to work as a computer forensic investigator in the field helping solve and fight crime.
This course is the first course in the SANS Computer Forensic Curriculum. If this is your first computer forensics course with SANS we recommend that you start here.
FIGHT CRIME. UNRAVEL INCIDENTS... ONE BYTE AT A TIME.
You will Receive with this Course
Free SANS Investigative Forensic Toolkit (SIFT) Essentials
As a part of this course you will receive a SANS Investigative Forensic Toolkit (SIFT) Essentials with a Tableau Write Block Acquisition Kit. The entire kit will enable each investigator to accomplish proper and secure examinations of SATA, IDE, or Solid State Drives (SSD). The toolkit consists of:
- Tableau T35e Write Blocker Kit
- One Tableau T35e Write Blocker (Read-Only)
- IDE Cable/Adapters
- SATA Cable/Adapters
- FireWire and USB Cable Adapters
- Forensic Notebook Adapters (IDE/SATA)
- HELIX Incident Response & Computer Forensics Live CD
- SANS Windows XP Forensic Analysis VMware Workstation
- Course DVD: Loaded with case examples, tools, and documentation
The learning does not end when class is over. SANS Computer Forensic Website is a community-focused site offering digital forensics professionals a one-stop forensic resource to learn, discuss and share current developments in the field. It also provides information regarding SANS forensics training, GIAC certification, and upcoming events. Visit http://forensics.sans.org. New content is added regularly, so please visit often. In addition, do not forget to share this information with your fellow forensic professionals.