CISC 664 - Advanced Digital Forensics

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: CISC 662
Description: Digital Forensics is “the application of computer science and investigative procedures for a legal purpose involving the analysis of digital evidence.” Digital forensics encompasses much more than just laptop and desktop computers. Mobile devices, networks, and “cloud” systems are very much within the scope of the discipline. It also includes the analysis of images, videos, and audio (in both analog and digital format). The goal is to provide digital evidence that are obtained (both in direct and indirect ways) from digital media. The course focuses on the analysis of authenticity, comparison, and enhancement as the main vehicle to obtain digital evidences (both in direct and indirect ways) from digital media.