Digital Forensics Essentials

Digital Forensics Essentials (D|FE) is an entry-level cybersecurity course covering the fundamentals of computer forensics and the forensic investigation process — hard disks and file systems, data acquisition, anti-forensics, Windows / Linux / Mac forensics, network forensics, web-attack investigation, dark-web forensics, email-crime investigation, and malware forensics. The programme ships 11+ hours of self-paced video training across 12 modules, 11 hands-on lab activities, 750+ pages of e-courseware, and a CTF-based Capstone Project run inside a sandboxed live-VM environment. Designed for school students, fresh graduates, career starters and switchers, and IT or technology teams with little to no prior experience — no cybersecurity background or IT work experience required. Successful candidates can sit the proctored 112-53 exam (75 multiple-choice questions, 2 hours) for the globally recognised D|FE credential.

6 WEEKSBEGINNER₹15,000

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Built around real engagements.

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Each module ships with lab time, applied exercises, and a verifiable checkpoint. Modules deploy in sequence — the rail below shows the order of engagement.

MODULE_01Computer Forensics Fundamentals — fundamentals of computer forensics; digital evidence; forensic readiness; roles and responsibilities of a forensic investigator; legal compliance
MODULE_02Computer Forensics Investigation Process — investigation process and its importance; pre-investigation, investigation, and post-investigation phases
MODULE_03Understanding Hard Disks and File Systems — disk drive types and characteristics; logical structure of a disk; booting process for Windows / Linux / Mac; file systems for Windows / Linux / Mac; file system examination
MODULE_04Data Acquisition and Duplication — fundamentals; types of acquisition; acquisition formats; acquisition methodology
MODULE_05Defeating Anti-forensics Techniques — anti-forensics techniques; countermeasures
MODULE_06Windows Forensics — volatile and non-volatile information; memory and registry analysis; browser cache, cookies, and history; Windows files and metadata
MODULE_07Linux and Mac Forensics — volatile and non-volatile data in Linux; filesystem image analysis with The Sleuth Kit; memory forensics; Mac forensics
MODULE_08Network Forensics — fundamentals; event correlation concepts and types; identifying Indicators of Compromise from network logs; investigating network traffic
MODULE_09Investigating Web Attacks — web application forensics; IIS and Apache web-server logs; investigating web attacks on Windows servers; detecting and investigating web-application attacks
MODULE_10Dark Web Forensics — dark web concepts; dark web forensics; Tor browser forensics
MODULE_11Investigating Email Crimes — email basics; email crime investigation steps
MODULE_12Malware Forensics — malware components and distribution methods; forensics fundamentals and malware-analysis types; static and dynamic analysis; analysing suspicious Word documents; system and network behaviour analysis

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Before & after deployment

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Entry Requirements

requirement_01:No prior cybersecurity knowledge required
requirement_02:No prior IT work experience required

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Operator Outcomes

outcome_01:Key issues affecting computer forensics
outcome_02:Different types of digital evidence
outcome_03:Computer forensic investigation process and its phases
outcome_04:Different types of disk drives and file systems
outcome_05:Data acquisition methods and methodology
outcome_06:Anti-forensics techniques and countermeasures
outcome_07:Volatile and non-volatile information gathering from Windows, Linux, and Mac systems
outcome_08:Network forensics fundamentals, event correlation, and traffic investigation
outcome_09:Web-server log analysis and web-application forensics
outcome_10:Dark-web forensics
outcome_11:Email-crime investigation
outcome_12:Malware forensics fundamentals and different types of malware analysis

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