Digital Forensics & Investigations, Certificate

This certificate program validates student’s ability to gather and secure digital evidence, document a digital crime scene, retrieve lost files, retrieve deleted files and e-mails and reconstruct data from various computer storage media. Students get hands-on experience with some of the popular commercial and open source digital forensics tools. In addition, students will have the ability to detect the vulnerability of the computer system, identify threats and assess the risk.

http://cis.highline.edu

Requirements

Prerequisite Requirements

CSCI 100 or equivalent
CIS 150, A+ certification or equivalent
CIS 160, Cisco I, Network+ or equivalent
CIS 215 or equivalent - Linux+ or similar

Professional- Technical Core Courses

Total Professional-Technical Courses: 25 credits

Important Notes

This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
Students must achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in each core course to attain an AAS degree.
Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.
This certificate is for a student with IT background.

Learning Outcomes

Describe the key security concepts in modern computing systems and networks.
Determine and design an appropriate plan for identifying, securing and gathering evidence in a case.
Understand the importance of ethics while conducting investigations and apply the principles in their professional and personal lives.
Search, monitor, and analyze big data cyber threats by effectively using software
Analyze data acquired and use the evidence to come to a conclusion that can be confirmed using standard or accepted forensic science techniques.
Perform security, threat intelligence and response in support of investigations by applying cloud cybersecurity tools
Create a mitigation plan based on the type of cybercrime investigation