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Digital Forensics for Pentesters - Hands-on Learning

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Digital Forensics for Pentesters - Hands-on Learning

Digital forensic as it applies to pentesting and conducting a digital forensic investigative response.

updated on icon Updated on Oct, 2023

language icon Language - English

person icon Cliff Krahenbill

architecture icon IT & Software,Forensics

Lectures -37

Resources -30

Duration -6 hours

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Course Description

Digital forensics is becoming very important in Cyber Security to detect and backtrack Black Hat Criminals. It is essential to remove Hackers’ malicious backdoors/malware and trace them back to avoid any possible future incidents. Digital forensics is becoming very important in Cyber Security to detect and backtrack Black Hat Criminals. Digital forensics is essential to remove Hackers’ malicious backdoors/malware and trace them back to avoid any possible future incidents.

This course acts as a digital forensics primer for pentesters and cybersecurity professionals wanting to expand their knowledge and add additional tools and skills to their resumes.

Please watch the course overview before enrolling. Hands-on, applied learning is not for everyone. If you are looking for a PowerPoint-driven course where students watch videos, download PDF files, and take notes, this course is not for you. There are plenty of lecture drive courses on Tutorialspoint, but this is not one of them.  

Make sure you understand the difference between watching and applying. 

Goals

What will you learn in this course:

  • Digital Forensics Fundamentals
  • Open Source Intelligence
  • Know different types of investigations and investigative software
  • Know how to search a web browser history, recycle bin and Thumbs DB file for evidence
  • Know how to Search a computer image for relevant files both active and deleted
  • Know how evidence can be obtained from some of the latest technologies.

Prerequisites

What are the prerequisites for this course?

  • Basic Computer Fundamentals & Terminologies
  • A computer installed with Windows/Linux /OS X
  • Wireless adapter with Monitor Mode support
  • Minimum of 8GB RAM
  • Internet connection
Digital Forensics for Pentesters - Hands-on Learning

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Course Overview
1 Lectures
  • play icon Course Overview and Welcome video 05:46 05:46
Building Your Forensics Lab Environment Using VirtualBox
6 Lectures
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Using Kali Forensic Mode and Autopsy
3 Lectures
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Digital Forensics Case Management
1 Lectures
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Open-source intelligence (OSINT)
2 Lectures
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Computer Forensics
6 Lectures
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Using Shodan to Search for Vulnerable devices
3 Lectures
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Stenography
2 Lectures
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Network forensics Using Wireshark
7 Lectures
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Practice What You earned
5 Lectures
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Instructor Details

Cliff Krahenbill

Cliff Krahenbill


Prof. K comes to Tutorialspoint with a Master of Science in Cyber Security from UMUC (2015) and Master of Science in Information Technology from Capella University (2007). 

Prof. k has worked in technology since 1998 working as a Microsoft Support Technician, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Technology support specialist, a Senior Network Technology Consultant, an IT Auditor and most recently as the owner and operator of his own technology firm, CLK Technology Solutions located in Tucson Arizona. Professor K's expertise in technology focuses on designing, building, supporting network infrastructures and network security. 

Professor K has taught online since 2008 and teaches for a number of other online universities and colleges. 

Prof. K holds a number of valid technology certifications including: 

  • MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration
  • MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration
  • MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration
  • A+, Net+, Security+
  • CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist – CSIS
  • CompTIA IT Operations Specialist – CIOS
  • CIW Associate
  • CIW Certified Instructor (CI)

Professor K spends his spare time working in his wood shop and providing free technical support to the local retirement community in Tucson Arizona.

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