Surviving Digital Forensics: Windows Explorer

Master digital forensics by learning file access techniques using Windows Explorer. Gain critical skills for evidence collection in under an hour with hands-on practicals.

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Brief Summary

Dive into the Surviving Digital Forensics course, where you’ll grab the basics of digging through file evidence using simple, free tools. Get hands-on experience as you learn to show if a user accessed files and when, all within an hour. Fun and practical, for sure!

Key Points

  • Prove file use and knowledge with evidence from Windows Explorer.
  • Learn low-cost or no-cost computer forensic tools.
  • Focus on practical hands-on experience.
  • Understand Internet Explorer (IE) history for file access data.
  • Organize files for use with forensic tools.

Learning Outcomes

  • Gain skills in proving file access on target systems.
  • Familiarize with tools to analyze Internet Explorer history.
  • Learn to organize and interpret data for forensic purposes.
  • Become confident in hands-on digital forensics techniques.

About This Course

Learn how to prove file use & knowledge with evidence from Windows Explorer

Welcome to the Surviving Digital Forensics series.  Oftentimes you will be asked to find information on a target system that shows if a user accessed certain files, the last time they did and/ or how often they did.  Being able to put a picture together that answers these questions can be critical and make or break the case.  In this course you will learn one method that can be used to answer these questions.  Of course we will be using all low cost or no cost computer forensic tools.  The course is focused on just what you need and you will be up and running in under an hour.

  As with previous SDF classes you will learn by doing.  The class begins with a brief overview of the method we will be using and then it is all hands on.  There are three practicals in which you work with our prepared files in applying the technique as well as questions to answer about each scenario.

  • Overview of target files used for IE History

  • Learn about the target files in IE History you can use to extract file access data

  • Learn how to organize these files to use with a freely available forensic tool

Instructor

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Michael Leclair

Over 20 years of experience in Digital Forensics and Security Incident Response. Investigations span corporate (Fortune 500) incident response, technical litigation support for civil and criminal cases, and e-discovery. Author and developer of computer forensic training and analysis tools. Specialties include Windows forensics, Linux forensics, Mac forensics, & mobile device forensics. Certifications include: C|EH, CFCE, CISSP, EnCE, CCE

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4.9 course rating
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ui-avatar of Wayne Knight
Wayne K.
3.5
1 year ago

This course could have been more longer and more in-depth.

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ui-avatar of Angel Villodre Lopez
Angel V. L.
5.0
1 year ago

It was basic, but very interesting and overall a good starting point. Only negative aspect, for me at least, was that the programs presented were a bit dated but being an introduction to the discipline, it is fairly enough.

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ui-avatar of David Wilson
David W.
5.0
2 years ago

Definitely engaging for a novice getting into digital forensics.

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ui-avatar of RODNEY GAMBLE
Rodney G.
4.5
2 years ago

Great presentation with a lot good information. Thank you.

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ui-avatar of Oscar Gonzalez San Jose
Oscar G. S. J.
4.0
2 years ago

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ui-avatar of Roberto MartĂ­nez MartĂ­nez
Roberto M. M.
4.5
2 years ago

muy entretenido, y practico

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ui-avatar of Douglas C Nunley Jr
Douglas C. N. J.
4.5
2 years ago

Yes

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ui-avatar of Rupesh Vihire
Rupesh V.
4.5
2 years ago

good explanation

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ui-avatar of Forensis
Forensis
4.5
3 years ago

Minor editing issues, but other than that it's simple and to the point.

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ui-avatar of Derek Mayer
Derek M.
4.0
3 years ago

The music was annoying.

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