{"id":71,"title":"IT Forensic","credit_hour":"3","lecture_hour":"45","outcome":"<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Understand the need to maintain the chain of evidence in criminal investigations and apply this in the context of simple case studies.<\/li>\r\n<li>Analyze email trails.<\/li>\r\n<li>Trace malicious internet activity.<\/li>\r\n<li>Understand and employ intrusion prevention and detection tools.<\/li>\r\n<li>Duplicate data and analyze it to recover information and reconstruct events.<\/li>\r\n<li>Isolate computer systems for investigation.<\/li>\r\n<li>Apply their knowledge and understanding of computer security to identify security weaknesses and propose solutions.<\/li>\r\n<li>Discuss the principles that underlie the forensic investigation process.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>","description":"<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Purpose of Forensics: Investigative Mindset, Focus on the Fundamentals; Evidence Fundamentals: Admissibility & Authenticity, Threats against Authenticity, Reporting and Presenting Evidence, Evidence Acquisition Basics, Preservation of Evidence; Types of Acquisition; Forensic Field Kits: Forensic Automated Tools, Registry Forensics In-Depth; Browser forensics; Digital Forensic Case.<\/p>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>","books":"<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><em>Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes<\/em> by Albert Marcella Jr. and Doug Menendez<\/li>\r\n<li><em>Computer Forensics and Cyber Crime: An Introduction (3rd Edition)<\/em> by Marjie T. Britz<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>","created_at":"2016-09-03 14:02:16","updated_at":"2017-01-25 15:29:54"} Details | Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IUB

CEN 463: IT Forensic

Offered Under: B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (CEN)

Description

Purpose of Forensics: Investigative Mindset, Focus on the Fundamentals; Evidence Fundamentals: Admissibility & Authenticity, Threats against Authenticity, Reporting and Presenting Evidence, Evidence Acquisition Basics, Preservation of Evidence; Types of Acquisition; Forensic Field Kits: Forensic Automated Tools, Registry Forensics In-Depth; Browser forensics; Digital Forensic Case.

Prerequisites:

CEN 413 : Design of Operating System

CEN 430 + Lab : Data Communication and Computer Networks

Course Type	Major
Credit Hour	3
Lecture Hour	45

Expected Outcome(s):

Understand the need to maintain the chain of evidence in criminal investigations and apply this in the context of simple case studies.
Analyze email trails.
Trace malicious internet activity.
Understand and employ intrusion prevention and detection tools.
Duplicate data and analyze it to recover information and reconstruct events.
Isolate computer systems for investigation.
Apply their knowledge and understanding of computer security to identify security weaknesses and propose solutions.
Discuss the principles that underlie the forensic investigation process.

Suggested Books:

Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes by Albert Marcella Jr. and Doug Menendez
Computer Forensics and Cyber Crime: An Introduction (3rd Edition) by Marjie T. Britz

Grading Policy:

Biweekly Quiz, One Midterm Exam, One Final Exam, Project

Letter Grade	Marks	Grade Point
A	90 - 100	4.00
A-	85 - 89	3.70
B+	80 - 84	3.30
B	75 - 79	3.00
B-	70 - 74	2.70
C+	65 - 69	2.30
C	60 - 64	2.00
C-	55 - 59	1.70
D+	50 - 54	1.30
D	45 - 49	1.00
F	00 - 44	0.00