This is the most basic yet effective course on Digital forensics and cybercrime investigation on Udemy!
This course is intended for anyone who wants to learn digital forensics and cybercrime investigation from scratch. This course is made from the point of view of the importance of practical knowledge along with theoretical knowledge. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced professional, this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to become an expert in the field of digital forensics. Throughout the course, you will learn about the various types of digital forensics and the tools and techniques used in each one.
The course starts by introducing you to the basic concepts of digital forensics, including the methodology of digital investigation and the requirements of a digital investigator. You will also learn about the various types of digital devices and different types of storage devices, including hard drives and pen drives.
Once you understand the basics of digital forensics, the course will dive deeper into the hard disk, its components, and the file system. To make the course interactive, we have shown practicals on investigating the Windows operating system (which even a learner can perform on their system).
This course then covers the basics of network forensics, which include topics on network protocols and the Wireshark tool. Here in the lab session, we have shown how you can install and work on Wireshark (step by step). This course then acknowledges the attacks that can be performed via the network.
After networks, this course picks topics from malware investigation, memory forensics, installation and use of tools for password cracking, encryption and decryption, steganography, and data recovery. All these topics, along with some important cyber incidents.
This course then acknowledges the process of investigation, including the chain of evidence, search and seizure, and report writing.
