EC Council Authorized CHFI Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator

The CHFI course will give participants the necessary skills to identify an intruder's footprints and to properly gather the necessary evidence to prosecute. Many of today's top tools of the forensic trade will be taught during this course, including software, hardware and specialized techniques. The need for businesses to become more efficient and integrated with one another, as well as the home user, has given way to a new type of criminal, the "cyber-criminal." It is no longer a matter of "will your organization be comprised (hacked)?" but, rather, "when?" Today's battles between corporations, governments, and countries are no longer fought only in the typical arenas of boardrooms or battlefields using physical force. Now the battlefield starts in the technical realm, which ties into most every facet of modern day life. If you or your organization requires the knowledge or skills to identify, track, and prosecute the cyber-criminal, then this is the course for you

Computer hacking forensic investigation is the process of detecting hacking attacks and properly extracting evidence to report the crime and conduct audits to prevent future attacks. Computer forensics is simply the application of computer investigation and analysis techniques in the interests of determining potential legal evidence. Evidence might be sought in a wide range of computer crime or misuse, including but not limited to theft of trade secrets, theft of or destruction of intellectual property, and fraud. CHFI investigators can draw on an array of methods for discovering data that resides in a computer system, or recovering deleted, encrypted, or damaged file information.

Securing and analyzing electronic evidence is a central theme in an ever-increasing number of conflict situations and criminal cases. Electronic evidence is critical in the following situations:

• Disloyal employees
• Computer break-ins
• Possession of pornography
• Breach of contract
• Industrial espionage
• E-mail Fraud
• Bankruptcy
• Disputed dismissals
• Web page defacements
• Theft of company documents

Computer forensics enables the systematic and careful identification of evidence in computer related crime and abuse cases. This may range from tracing the tracks of a hacker through a client’s systems, to tracing the originator of defamatory emails, to recovering signs of fraud.

The CHFI course will provide participants the necessary skills to identify an intruder’s footprints and to properly gather the necessary evidence to prosecute in the court of law.

Prerequisites:

It is a requirement that you attend the CEH class or have your CEH certification before enrolling into CHFI program.

Audience:

Police and other law enforcement personnel, Defense and Military personnel, e-Business Security professionals, Systems administrators, Legal professionals, Banking, Insurance and other professionals, Government agencies, IT Managers.

Topics covered:

After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Computer Forensics in Today’s World
• Law and Computer Forensics
• Computer Investigation Process
• First Responder Procedure
• CSIRT
• Computer Forensics Lab
• Understanding File Systems and Hard Disks
• Understanding Digital Media Devices
• Windows, Linux and Macintosh Boot Processes
• Windows Forensics
• Linux Forensics
• Data Acquisition and Duplication
• Computer Forensics Tools
• Hardware Forensics Tools
• Forensics Investigations Using Encase
• Recovering Deleted Files and Deleted partitions
• Image Files Forensics
• Steganography
• Application Password Crackers
• Network Forensics and Investigating Logs
• Investigation Network Traffic
• Investigating Wireless Attacks
• Investigating Web Attacks
• Router Forensics
• Investigating DoS Attacks
• Investigating Internet Crimes
• Tracking E-mails and Investigating E-mail Crimes
• Investigating Corporate Espionage
• Investigating Trademark and Copyright Infringement
• Investigating Sexually harassment incidents
• Investigating Child Pornography
• iPod Forensics
• PDA Forensics
• Blackberry Forensics
• Investigative Reports
• Becoming an Expert Witness