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CPSC 351 - Digital Forensics

Writer: Ryan HamiltonRyan Hamilton

Digital Forensics entails the collection, organization, explanation, and presentation

of evidence assembled in the course of investigations initiated by legal and law

enforcement personnel to substantiate or refute legal proceedings of a criminal or

non-criminal nature. Because computer scientists play a key role in defining and

using technologies for digital forensics, their involvement in such activities is

extremely critical. The purpose of this course is to engage the student into digital

forensics activities from three viewpoints. The first viewpoint involves looking at

digital forensics from the standpoint of the activities and issues faced by the digital

forensics expert. The second viewpoint is to consider the nature of the

contributions that computer scientists can make to the field of digital forensics

through the creation and advancement of algorithms to aid in forensics analytical

tasks. Finally, the third viewpoint will be to examine digital forensics from the

viewpoint of the legal personnel involved and to consider their requirements for

evidence and explanation.


Using a virtual environment, students will perform tasks based on the lecture materials. While theory and methods are covered in the course, this course is mean to give hands-on experience in the topic.





 
 
 

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