Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Computer Investigation

Launch a career in computer forensics. The Computer Forensics concentration will teach you how to identify, analyze, and collect forensic evidence.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת בחקירת מחשבים של Google

Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Legal aspects of digital research
  • Locating, collecting and preserving digital evidence
  • Scientific principles of digital exploration
  • Windows Live Registry Check
  • Retrieving files from a forensic registry
  • Understanding Windows file systems (Fat32, ExFat, NTFS)
  • Data storage and file deletion
  • Recover deleted files
  • Creation and examination of forensic images
  • Performing a memory scan to detect malware
  • Data mining
  • Using forensic tools like Volatility and Foremost

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Digital researcher
  • Information Security Analyst
  • Forensic Investigation Specialist
  • Information Systems Manager
  • Network researcher
  • Data Recovery Expert
  • Computer technician
  • Information Security Consultant
  • Software developer in the field of information security

Internship – 3-part course series

This information security training series covers a wide range of topics in the field of computer science.

Courses:

  • Digital Forensics Terms: You will learn about legal aspects applicable to digital forensics and how to locate, collect, and preserve digital evidence. The course delves into the scientific principles associated with digital forensics.
  • Windows Registry Exploration: You’ll see how to inspect the live registry, where registry files are located in the forensic image, and how to extract files.
  • Exploring Windows Operating Systems: The course covers Windows file systems, including Fat32, ExFat, and NTFS. You’ll learn about storing data, deleting files, and recovering them.

Hands-on Learning Project

This project will help you develop your knowledge of computer science. You will build your skills through courses that address key topics in computer science, including:

  • Creation and examination of forensic images
  • Performing a memory probe to detect malware activity
  • Data mining

Practice using popular forensic tools like Volatility and Foremost.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Digital Investigation Concepts

Course 1

Duration: 7 hours

Rating: 4.7 (206 ratings)

Course Details

What will you learn?

  • Identifying, collecting and preserving digital evidence.
  • Understanding the scientific principles related to digital investigations.
  • Understanding concepts such as key lists, grep, hashing code, and reporting.

Course 2

Duration: 7 hours

Rating: 4.7 (63 ratings)

Course Details

What will you learn?

  • Windows file systems: Fat32, ExFat, and NTFS.
  • How do these systems store data, what happens when a file is written or deleted.
  • Recover deleted files.

Skills you will gain

  • Criminal investigation
  • Windows operating system
  • Data recovery

Course 3

Duration: 8 hours

Rating: 4.8 (47 ratings)

Course Details

What will you learn?

  • Checking the active Windows registry.
  • Location of registry files in a forensic image.
  • Extract files from the registry.

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