DIGITAL AND NETWORK FORENSICS      3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Course provides a comprehensive study of the principles, methodology and legal frameworks governing digital forensics and incident response (DFIR). Students master evidence collection and preservation (chain of custody), analyze techniques for data hiding (steganography and encryption) and apply specialized forensic procedures across network, disk and mobile environments. Students learn about incident response planning and investigation and the production of legally sound, professional forensic reports.