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Level 5 Diploma in Cyber Security

Applying Digital Forensics in practice: case studies

CYB505 · Digital Forensics — Week 12 of 16

CourseCYB505
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Digital Forensics in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence

What you will be able to do

  • 1.4 Critically analyse the importance of maintaining a chain of custody.
  • 2.3 Analyse the role of device fingerprints in matters of identity.
  • 2.4 Evaluate the techniques most suitable to different forensic investigations.
  • 4.4 Critically analyse the challenges posed by generative artificial intelligence in verifying data authenticity.
  • 4.5 Evaluate the challenges and risks associated with multimedia digital forensic investigations.
  • 5.3 Evaluate the impact of anti-forensic techniques on evidence collection and analysis.

Activity

Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: From crime scene to digital crime scene: Locard's exchange …
  • Week 2: Stages of forensic investigation (identification, preservat…
  • Week 3: Best practices: contemporaneous notes and the ACPO Good Pra…
  • Week 4: Forensic techniques: cross-drive and live analysis, data ca…
  • Week 5: Evidence acquisition: order of volatility, RAM and disk ima…
  • Week 6: Forensic tools lab: Autopsy, FTK or EnCase
  • Week 7: Multimedia forensics: source detection and device identific…
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Digital watermarking: purposes, techniques and requirements…
  • Week 10: Challenges and risks of multimedia investigations, includin…
  • Week 11: Legal and ethical concerns: admissibility, privacy and data…
  • Week 12: Applying Digital Forensics in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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