MCF8111 Cybercrime and Digital Forensic

This course addresses the comprehension and application of Computer Forensic. Students will evaluate and synthesize technical and legal issues in relation to digital evidence. Students will apply various skills and techniques, combined with numerous investigative software tools to analyze seized electronic media. 

Course objectives 
This course aims to enable students to:

• Comprehend the internal technology of the forensic computer. 
• Apply knowledge through demonstration of multi-boot systems for their forensic computer.
• Evaluate password recovery tools (PRTK) and Distributed Network Attack Software. 
• Describe the operation of different computer forensic tools. ‘
• Apply technologies for creating sterile electronic media for imaging. 

Learning out comes
By the end of this course, the students should be able to;

• Identify various digital crimes
• Describe forensic investigation tools
• Analyze digital evidence acquisition mechanism
• Investigate digital crime incidences
• Prepare technical investigative report for legal/court actions