CYB 4232 units400 LevelSecond Semester

Digital Forensics and Investigation Methods

B.Sc. Cybersecurity, University of Uyo

The science and practice of digital forensics: securing, processing, acquiring, examining, and reporting digital evidence; the cyber trail; and the role of computers in crime, technology, and law. Covers portable and stationary device forensics.

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Course outline

  1. 01Introduction to digital forensics and digital evidence
  2. 02Challenging aspects of digital evidence; best practices in securing and processing evidence
  3. 03The cyber trail and its challenges; cyber auditing
  4. 04Brief history of computer crime and cybercrime investigation; evolution of investigative tools
  5. 05Role of computers in crime, technology, and law: jurisdiction, privacy, copyright, digital IP theft
  6. 06The investigative process and investigative reconstruction with digital evidence
  7. 07Techniques and tools for computer forensics: acquisition, preservation, recovery, analysis
  8. 08Forensic examination of portable and stationary storage devices, PDAs, and cell phones

Recommended textbooks

  • Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools — Cory Altheide & Harlan Carvey

    Free tool-focused; practical and current

  • The Art of Memory Forensics — Ligh, Case, Levy & Walters

    The definitive memory forensics reference; Volatility-based

How to pass CYB 423

  • Autopsy (free, open source) is the standard forensic tool for this course — install and practise immediately
  • DFIR.training has free forensic exercises and challenge images — the best way to build skill
  • Chain of custody documentation is as important as technical analysis in real cases — know it perfectly
  • Connect steganography detection (CYB 412) and network analysis (UUY-CYB 221) to forensics workflows

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