Digital Forensics Basics

AWR139 – 7.00 Hours

Schedule

Dates Location Class Price
Details
 12/01/24 – 06/30/25 College Station, TX EC AWR139 157 Register

This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.

Course Description

US FlagThis course covers investigative methods and standards for the acquisition, extraction, preservation, analysis and deposition of digital evidence from storage devices. This course offers a wide array of forensics situations that are applicable to the real world. Students will learn how to find traces of illegal or illicit activities left on disk with computer forensics tools and manual techniques, and how to recover data intentionally hidden or encrypted by perpetrators. 

As part of a Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) cooperative agreement training program, this course is available at no direct cost to state, county, and local government agencies.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Enrollment Requirements

Participants must be U.S. citizens. A FEMA Student ID is required to register for and participate in any training provided by FEMA agencies. All FEMA training providers, registration systems, and enrollment procedures are required to use this FEMA SID, which can be obtained at the following website: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid; or with TEEX assistance upon arrival for class.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants are required to complete all course content and score a 70% or better on the Post-Test in order to receive a course certificate of completion.

Attendance Requirements

To meet attendance requirements, participants must review each training module and complete all required course assignments, activities, quizzes, and/or end of course exam.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

  • Explain the basic concepts of behind digital forensics.
  • Identify how computers, mobile devices and gaming systems store data in relation to digital forensics.
  • Explain the basic concepts of collecting digital evidence.
  • Understand the basic concepts of analyzing digital forensic data.
  • Explain concepts related to digital forensic reporting.
  • Explain concepts related to evidentiary requirements in digital forensics.
  • Explain the roles and responsibilities of a digital forensics expert witness.

Suggested Audience

  • IT staff and law enforcement officers and/or agents interested in furthering their knowledge regarding digital forensics.

    • Continuing Education And Professional Credits

    • 2.00 hours – American Council on Education (ACE)
    • State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)/Texas Education Agency (TEA)
    • International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

    Other Information

    In order to receive the full two credit hours, all four classes in the Cybersecurity for IT Professionals track must be successfully completed.

    After registering for this online course, you will receive an email with instructions for getting started. If you do not receive a confirmation within one hour, please contact us.

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    Contact Information

    Business & Cyber Solutions
    Phone: (979) 431-4837
    Email: [email protected]