Undergraduate Catalog

BUS-260 The Intro to Mobile Forensics

This course is an entry level program designed to introduce students to identify mobile device hardware and understand the general forensic process. Students will learn how the four phases of the forensics process are related and demonstrate how to handle devices following best practices. Students will learn how investigators and CSI staff tasked with identifying and seizing mobile devices for data acquisition. Students will be tasked with extracting data in a forensically sound manner using UFED Touch or UFED 4PC. This course aims to expose students to how data extraction team members such as technically savvy investigators, digital forensic examiners, IT staff, internal affairs investigators, first responders and personnel designated to handle extraction of digital evidence how to perform extractions on a variety of devices. Participants in this course will gain a basic understanding of how to open the extractions in Physical Analyzer software, conduct basic searches and how to create bookmarks and reports. As part of the course, students will be given the ability to earn an industry recognized Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO) Certification.

Credits

2