Course description
The tools used in digital forensics may not extract all relevant data or interpret data comprehensively. This course arms you with the understanding and ability to use programming techniques for the identification, extraction and interpretation of data in a digital forensics context.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
On successful completion of the course you will be able to:
- Apply software development techniques to solve a problem in a digital forensic context
- Develop, implement, and document an appropriate test strategy for a programmatic solution to a digital forensics problem.
- Write appropriate supporting documentation for a program that performs a digital forensics task.
- Defend design decisions and implementation solutions made during the development of a programmatic solution to a digital forensics problem.
Training Course Content
Core content
- Introduction to Python,
- The Atoms of Programming,
- Syntax and Vocabulary,
- Sequences and Loops,
- File Handling and File Systems,
- Text Processing,
- Binary Processing,
- SQLite,
- Timestamps,
- Dictionaries,
- JSON,
- XML,
- 3rd Party Python Modules.
Course delivery details
Course structure
Lectures and tutor guide classroom practical exercises followed by self-study
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