Digital forensic and incident response is an ever-changing field. With the transition to the cloud, new challenges to cyber forensic practitioners have been unveiled. Cloud forensic techniques are similar to existing cyber forensic methodologies. With the addition of cloud services and the shift of endpoints into the cloud, our collection, handling, and analysis techniques also have to adapt.
At the end of this course, students will:
* understand the challenges that the cloud presents and how to adapt to them
* be able to adapt forensic techniques and tools to the cloud
* demonstrate best practices when preserving cloud evidence
Recommended Knowledge or Skills Prior to Taking this Course:
* Introductory level digital forensics--operating systems, networking, and memory,
* Introductory Cybersecurity (Security+ level)
* Cloud technology administration skills
