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Course begins on Tuesday, June 14 and ends on Thursday, August 4, 2011.
Tuesdays: 6pm - 10pm (Lab)
Wednesdays: 6pm - 9pm (Lecture)
Thursdays: 6pm - 10pm (Lab)
| Date | In Class Activity | What's Due |
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June |
Lab 1: Tear down and rebuild of PC. Tour of components. | |
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15 |
Lecture: Overview of computer forensics. Tour of hardware, cables, plugs, media and OSs. | |
| 16 | Lab 2: Install Operating system. OS fundamentals, system files, comparison of major and minor OSs. | Reading Summary 1 |
| 20 | Lab 1 & 2 | |
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21 |
Lab 3: Guided tour of software applications and their data formats | |
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22 |
Lecture: Footprints in the OS. Electronic discovery: collect, preserve, filter, present. | |
| 23 | Lab 4: File systems and media: exploring open source tools. Making disk images. | Reading Summary 2 |
| 27 | Lab 3 & 4 | |
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28 |
Lab 5: Electronic discovery / Analyzing disk images with open source tools. | |
| 29 | Lecture: Computer forensics toolkits part I | |
| 30 | Midterm review. | Reading Summary 3 |
| July 3 |
Lab 5 | |
| 5 | NO CLASS | |
| 6 | Written Exam 1. | Midterm Exam Written |
| 7 | Performance Exam 1: Hunting data. Lab 6: Other equipment: write blockers, imagers, keyloggers. |
Midterm Exam Performance |
| 12 | Lab 7: Guided tour of networks: hub/switch/router; client/server; firewall/ids/proxy; wireless. | |
| 13 | NO CLASS: ATTEND LECTURE ONLINE. Lecture: Network concepts. Global (internet) and local (LAN) structures. |
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| 14 | NO CLASS: ATTEND LAB ONLINE. Lab 8: Hands-on with current email, web, file sharing and other network technology. |
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| 15 | Lab 6, 7 | |
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19 |
Lab 9: Global internet infrastructure | |
| 20 | Lecture: Mobile equipment & operations, operating systems, and infrastructure. | Lab 8 |
| 21 | Lab 10: Electronic discovery with EnCase forensics suite. | Reading Summary 4 |
| 25 | Lab 9 & 10 | |
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26 |
Lab 11: Report writing. Timelines. Hashes. | |
| 27 | Lecture: Rules of evidence, chain of custody, expert testimony. What is established law; what is changing. | |
| 28 | Lab 12: Counter-forensics, data-hiding, cryptography, | Reading Summary 5 |
| August 1 |
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Review | Lab 11 & 12 |
| 3 | Written Exam 2. Lecture: Certifications, career paths, future directions. | Final Exam Written |
| 4 | Performance Exam 2: Start-to-finish simulation. Start with HDD, investigate, and finish with written report. | Final Exam Performance |