Digital forensics

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Digital forensics provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Digital evidence features in just about every part of our personal and business lives. Legal and business decisions hinge on having timely data about what people have actually done. This free ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 What is digital forensics?
    • 1 What is digital forensics?
    • 2 What is forensic science?
    • 2 What is forensic science?
    • 2.1 Science, the scientific method and scientific laws
    • 2.2 Forensic scientists
    • 2.2.1 Pioneers of forensic science
    • 2.2.2 Further reading
    • 2.3 Case study: The Shirley McKie story
    • 2.4 Summary of Section 2
    • 3 The role of the forensic scientist in law
    • 3 The role of the forensic scientist in law
    • 3.1 Legal decision-making
    • 3.2 The role of the court
    • 3.3 Contrasting scientific conclusions with court judgments
    • 3.4 Summary of Section 3
    • 4 The role of digital forensics
    • 4 The role of digital forensics
    • 4.1 The digital forensic process
    • 4.2 A brief history of digital forensics
    • 4.3 Different types of digital forensics
    • 4.4 Summary of Section 4
    • 5 Conclusion
    • 5 Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements