Introduction to Digital Forensics

• Overview of Digital Forensics
• Key Concepts: Chain of Custody, Forensic Integrity, and Legal Considerations
• Tools and Software Used in Digital Forensics

Disk Forensics

• Understanding Disk Structures: File Systems and Storage Devices
• Techniques for Forensic Imaging and Cloning
• Data Carving and Recovering Deleted Files
• Analyzing File Metadata and File Systems
• Hands-on Exercise: Disk Imaging and Data Recovery

Mobile and Cloud Forensics

• Introduction to Mobile Device Forensics (Android & iOS)
• Methods for Extracting Data from Smartphones & Tablets
• Analyzing SMS, Call Logs, App Data, and Multimedia Files
• Challenges of Mobile Device Encryption and Data Protection
• Cloud Forensics Fundamentals
• Hands-on Exercise: Mobile and cloud Extraction

CDR and IPDR Forensics

• Overview of Call Detail Records (CDR) and IP Detail Records (IPDR)
• Analyzing Telecommunication Activity and IP Traffic
• Mapping and Tracking Communications: Time, Location, and Connections
• Correlating CDR/IPDR with Other Evidence
• Hands-on Exercise: CDR and IPDR Data Analysis

Damaged Media Forensics

• Introduction to Media Damage and Recovery Techniques
• Analyzing Physical and Logical Damage to Hard Drives, SSDs, and Other Media
• Data Recovery Techniques for Corrupted or Damaged Media.

Audio and Video Forensics

• Understand the principles of audio and video forensics and the importance of digital evidence in legal contexts.
• Analyze audio and video files for signs of tampering, compression artifacts, and other anomalies.
• Apply forensic techniques to enhance poor-quality audio and video recordings.
• Utilize specialized forensic software tools for audio and video analysis.

DVR Forensics

• Introduction to Digital Video Recorders (DVR) in Forensics
• Extracting and Analyzing Video Evidence
• Metadata Analysis and Reconstructing Timelines from Surveillance Footage
• Handling Video Files in Forensic Investigations
• Hands-on Exercise: DVR Data Extraction and Analysis