Digital Forensics- Network Investigation Course Overview

Target Audience for Digital Forensics- Network Investigation

The Digital Forensics - Network Investigation course equips IT professionals with advanced skills in cybercrime analysis and Network Security.

• IT Security Analysts
• Digital Forensics Investigators
• Network Administrators
• Incident Response Team Members
• Cybersecurity Consultants
• Law Enforcement Personnel
• Information Security Officers
• Compliance and Risk Management Officers
• Network Defense Technicians
• System Integrators
• Legal Professionals specializing in cyber law
• Cyber Insurance Claims Adjusters

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Digital Forensics- Network Investigation?

1. Introduction to the Digital Forensics - Network Investigation Course Learning Outcomes: This course provides a comprehensive understanding of network investigation strategies, technical fundamentals, and tools necessary for digital forensics professionals to conduct effective network forensic analysis.

2. Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Comprehend the principles of digital evidence and the unique challenges it presents in forensic investigations.
• Apply network forensics investigation methodologies to identify, collect, and preserve network-based evidence.
• Understand the principles of internetworking and the Internet Protocol (IP) suite that are critical for network traffic analysis.
• Utilize network traffic acquisition software to perform active acquisition of network data.
• Conduct detailed protocol analysis, packet analysis, and flow analysis to scrutinize network traffic for forensic purposes.
• Analyze wireless network traffic to identify potential security breaches and locate rogue wireless devices.
• Operate Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) and Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (NIPS) to detect and log malicious network activity.
• Aggregate, correlate, and analyze event logs to extract useful forensic information from network devices.
• Investigate switches, routers, and firewalls to uncover evidence and understand the role of Content-Addressable Memory (CAM) tables in network forensics.
• Examine web proxy functionality, analyze web proxy logs, and decrypt encrypted web traffic to extract forensic evidence.
• Identify and analyze network tunneling techniques, including DNS and ICMP tunnels, used to bypass security measures.
• Analyze the network behavior of malware, including botnets, and investigate methods of encryption and obfuscation used by malicious actors.