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CET4861 Advanced Digital Forensics

Overview:

Covers theory of forensic procedures, review of identification, imaging, and authentication, review of FAT file system, NTFS and EXT3 file systems, partitioning, Window’s logical analysis, and email and web history analysis.

If this is the first time reading this page make sure you read the ENTIRE page first! Then you can jump into the downloads below.

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Attendance:

There is no physical classroom for this course. To check attendance you are to complete the Syllabus quiz by the assigned due date. Please read the syllabus prior to taking the quiz. If you fail to complete the quiz prior to the indicated due date you will be counted as "not attending," which may affect any financial aid you may be receiving.

This course is taught at Daytona State College as part of the Engineering Technology program.

How My Classes Work

Lectures are provided via recorded video lectures that you play through your browser.

I STRONGLY SUGGEST that you run the video and follow what I’m doing on screen. That is, duplicate what I do, or duplicate what is done on the videos that come with the textbook The ONLY way to learn is by DOING. You can follow along with what I’m doing in order to help you understand the concepts, and to provide you with some confidence that this stuff isn’t magic. Pause the video, duplicate what I’ve done, and repeat.

How are you going to run Linux if you only have one computer running Windows? Good question Grasshopper. As a student you have access to a free copy of VMWare Workstation. Workstation is a virtualization technology that allows you to run multiple operating systems on a computer, just as if you had multiple physical systems. Cool!

You are expected to install Workstation and a Linux distribution within Workstation. It's not rocket science, but it does require some work!

Course Lectures

Click here to view All Course Lectures

Course lectures are usually 10-30 minutes long, and are in MP4 format. More information is available or individual lectures in the link above.

I suggest you save each lecture to your hard drive so you may access it anytime. Pause when you need to. Replay when you need to. Have you ever tried doing that in a 'live' class? Maybe a couple of times, but now YOU are in control.

Also, an analogy: I bought Tiger Woods' book on golf. Read the whole thing cover to cover. Now I can play golf just like Tiger. Nope. Have to practice, again and again and again. Same thing goes for this class. Can't learn by just watching a lecture. You MUST practice, as much as possible. I highly suggest that while watching the video you have your Linux virtual machine running. Pause the video when I run a command. Run the command, see what it does. Start the video, and repeat.

You may ask: "Why are your videos so much shorter than a regular class?" Have you ever seen a recording of a regular class? Most of it is 'dead space,' nothing being said, idle chit chat, etc. My lectures are intentionally 'dense' with material. Take a 1.5 hour lecture, remove extraneous information, pauses, chit chat, dead space, and voila -- a condensed version that is 10-30 minutes. The 'Cliff Notes' of lectures (you young people may have to Google that).

It takes more time to edit my videos than record them. The condensed version allows you use YOUR time more wisely. There's no sense in doing it any other way. You're welcome. :)

Certificate in Cybersecurity and Cyberforensics

If you are in the BSIT program then this is a great opportunity for you to earn the new Cybersecurity and Cyberforensics certiciate. Here's the link that explains more.

http://www.daytonastate.edu/CollegeCatalog/ProgramGuide.aspx?major=3002&cat=CC15&major2no=1841

The certificate consists of six courses: Linux administration, Computer and Network Security, Security Methods and Practices, Introduction to Digital Forensics, Advanced Digital Forensics, and Network Forensics and Incident Response.

Note that Security Methods and Practices (CET4884) is offered during the Summer Term B.

I've taught these courses since 2006, all were developed while I was at UCF, and the forensics courses were part of the Master's of Science in Digital Forensics I developed while at UCF. Of course I've modified them for the BS.

The courses are VERY hands on. There are no tests (except for the Linux course, which has two). In these courses you learn the theory but then apply what you've learned in hands-on assignments. I've received great reviews from students about these courses, and several of my students who have gone on to work for large companies now come back to Daytona State looking for students who have excelled at these courses.

The great thing about the certificate is that we cover topics that we KNOW will be important in IT for the future. If you read anything on the internet you know that security is becoming (and actually has been) critical to our nation's security and economy. This pretty much guarantees job security.

If you need further information please click on the link above or contact me.