Course Overview
    This hands-on course is designed for investigators with strong computer skills, prior computer forensics training, and experience using the EnCase® Forensic version 7 (EnCase v7). This course builds upon the skills covered in the EnCase® v7 Computer Forensics I course and enhances the examiner's ability to work efficiently through the use of the unique features of EnCase v7. Students must understand evidence handling, the structure of the evidence file, creating and using case files, and data acquisition methods, including DOS-based, hardware write protected, crossover cable, and disk-to-disk. It is also important that the students are familiar with the methods for recovering deleted files and folders in a FAT environment, conducting keyword searches across logical and physical media, creating and using EnCase® bookmarks, file signatures and signature analysis, and locating and understanding Windows® artifacts.

    *Students must understand evidence handling; the structure of the evidence file; creating and using case files; data acquisition methods including DOS based, hardware write protected, crossover cable and disk to disk; recovering deleted files and folders in a FAT environment; keyword searches across logical and physical media; creating and using EnCase bookmarks; file signatures and signature analysis; and locating and understanding Windows® artifacts. Delivery method: Group-Live. NASBA defined level: intermediate.
    Focusing on commonly conducted investigations, students will learn about the following:
CPE Credits
    32
Training Level
    Intermediate
Prerequisite
    Advance preparation for this course is not required.
Who Should Attend
  • This course is intended for IT security professionals, litigation support and forensic investigators. Participants should have attended the EnCase® Computer Forensics I.
Tuition
  • Tuition is $2,495.00 per student.
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    How to locate and recover deleted partitions
    How to deal with compound file types
    Students will learn about the Windows® Registry
    How to determine time zone offsets and properly adjust case settings
    Students will gain an overview of the NT file system
    Students will learn how to use the EnCase® Evidence Processor
    How to recover deleted folders and conduct an index search
    The differences between single and logical evidence files and how to create and use of logical evidence files
    Students will gain an understanding of the EnCase® Virtual File System (VFS) Module and EnCase® Physical Disk Emulator (PDE) Module
    How to conduct keyword searches and advanced searches using GREP
    How to identify Windows 7 operating system artifacts, such as link files, Recycle Bin, and user folders
    Students will learn how to examine email and Internet artifacts
    How to create and use conditions for effective searching
    How to conduct a search for email and email attachments
    How to recover artifacts, such as swap files, file slack, and spooler files
    How to recover data from the Recycle Bin
    How to prepare reports and evidence for presentation in court
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