Computer Hacking Forensic
Investigator
Computer hacking forensic
investigation is the process of
detecting hacking attacks and
properly extracting evidence to
report the crime and conduct audits
to prevent future attacks. Computer
forensics is simply the application
of computer investigation and
analysis techniques in the interests
of determining potential legal
evidence. Evidence might be sought
in a wide range of computer crime or
misuse, including but not limited to
theft of trade secrets, theft of or
destruction of intellectual
property, and fraud. CHFI
investigators can draw on an array
of methods for discovering data that
resides in a computer system, or
recovering deleted, encrypted, or
damaged file information.
Securing and analyzing electronic
evidence is a central theme in an
ever-increasing number of conflict
situations and criminal cases.
Electronic evidence is critical in
the following situations:
•
Disloyal employees
• Computer break-ins
• Possession of pornography
• Breach of contract
• Industrial espionage
• E-mail Fraud
• Bankruptcy
• Disputed dismissals
• Web page defacements
• Theft of company documents
Computer forensics enables the
systematic and careful
identification of evidence in
computer related crime and abuse
cases. This may range from tracing
the tracks of a hacker through a
client’s systems, to tracing the
originator of defamatory emails, to
recovering signs of fraud.
The
CHFI course will provide
participants the necessary skills to
identify an intruder’s footprints
and to properly gather the necessary
evidence to prosecute in the court
of law.
•
Police and
other law enforcement personnel
•
Defense
and Military personnel
•
e-Business
Security professionals
•
Systems
administrators
•
Legal
professionals
•
Banking,
Insurance and other
professionals
•
Government
agencies
•
IT managers
The
CHFI certification is awarded after
successfully passing the exam EC0
312-49.
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