CYBER FORENSICS

Catalog description

Three credit-hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Locard’s Exchange Principle and the order of volatility (rfc 3227). Preservation of volatile and non-volatile data. Analysis of data files including graphics files, email, executable and non- executable files. Report writing, expert testimony and ethics. Case studies and forensic software tools. Overview of DOS File System. Students will hone their analytical skills to ensure data privacy and communication security. In addition, students will consider ethical situations in the context of data security.