Specialist Forensic Data Acquisition
This specialized course covers advanced techniques for acquiring, preserving, and analyzing digital evidence from diverse endpoints. It is tailored for practitioners requiring high-integrity data handling for legal and investigative purposes.
£590
Certified Digital Forensics Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Specialist Forensic Data Acquisition: the short answers
- What is Specialist Forensic Data Acquisition?
- This specialized course covers advanced techniques for acquiring, preserving, and analyzing digital evidence from diverse endpoints. It is tailored for practitioners requiring high-integrity data handling for legal and investigative purposes.
- Who is Specialist Forensic Data Acquisition for?
- It is pitched at Advanced level for Digital Forensics Examiners working in cyber security, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Specialist Forensic Data Acquisition take?
- Around 36 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Digital Forensics Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £590 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Execute forensic imaging across various file systems and hardware
- Implement chain-of-custody protocols to ensure evidence integrity
- Recover deleted or hidden data using specialized forensic tools
- Analyze volatile memory to identify advanced malware artifacts
- Produce detailed forensic reports admissible in legal proceedings
Written by Sarah Jenkins, GCFE. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Digital Forensics Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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