Digital forensics
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Learn the fundamentals of digital forensics and investigation in this free course. Discover how to gather, analyze, and present digital evidence accurately to legal and business audiences. Explore tools for locating and analyzing digital evidence on various devices, stay updated with evolving technologies, and understand laws and regulations in digital forensics. Gain insights into the origins of forensic science, the difference between scientific conclusions and legal decision-making, and the role of digital forensics in traditional forensic science. Identify current issues in digital forensic investigations. Start your journey today!
Digital evidence features in just about every part of our personal and business lives. Legal and business decisions hinge on having timely data about what people have actually done. This free course, Digital forensics, is an introduction to computer forensics and investigation, and provides a taster in understanding how to conduct investigations to correctly gather, analyse and present digital evidence to both business and legal audiences. It also outlines the tools to locate and analyse digital evidence on a variety of devices, how to keep up to date with changing technologies, and laws and regulations in digital forensics.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Explain the origins of forensic science
Explain the difference between scientific conclusions and legal decision-making
Explain the role of digital forensics and the relationship of digital forensics to traditional forensic science, traditional science and the appropriate use of scientific methods
Outline a range of situations where digital forensics may be applicable
Identify and explain at least three current issues in the practice of digital forensic investigations.
