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Introduction to ITC597 Digital Forensics

ITC597 Digital Forensics is a comprehensive subject that delves into the rapidly changing and fascinating field of computer forensics. This subject combines technical expertise and knowledge required to investigate, detect, and prevent digital crimes.

Subject Description

The subject covers a wide range of topics, including digital forensics legislations, digital crime, forensics processes and procedures, data acquisition and validation, e-discovery tools, e-evidence collection and preservation, investigating operating systems and file systems, network forensics, art of steganography, and mobile device forensics, email and web forensics, and presenting reports and testimony as an expert witness.

Availability

The subject is available in two sessions:

• Session 1 (30): On Campus at CSU Study Centre Melbourne, CSU Study Centre Sydney, and Port Macquarie Campus, and Online at Wagga Wagga Campus.
• Session 2 (60): On Campus at CSU Study Centre Sydney.

Subject Information

Grading System

The grading system for this subject is HD/FL.

Duration

The subject is one session in duration.

School

The subject is offered by the School of Computing and Mathematics.

Enrolment Restrictions

The subject is only available to postgraduate students and is not available to students who have completed ITC523.

Subject Relationships

ITC523 is a paired subject.

Incompatible Subjects

ITC523 is an incompatible subject.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Determine and explain the legal and ethical considerations for investigating and prosecuting digital crimes.
• Formulate a digital forensics process.
• Evaluate the technology in digital forensics to detect, prevent, and recover from digital crimes.
• Analyse data on storage media and various file systems.
• Collect electronic evidence without compromising the original data.
• Evaluate the functions and features of digital forensics equipment, the environment, and the tools for a digital forensics lab.
• Critique and compose technical tactics in digital crimes and assess the steps involved in a digital forensics investigation.
• Prepare and defend reports on the results of an investigation.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

• Relevant legislation and codes of ethics
• Digital crime, civil and criminal law
• Computer forensics and the digital detective
• Forensic processes, policies and procedures
• Fraud and forensic accounting
• E-Discovery, guidelines and standards
• E-Evidence, tools, environments and equipment
• Systems basics and file systems
• Investigating operating systems
• Email and web forensics
• Network forensics and intrusion detection
• Reporting and presenting