Selected Topics of Digital Forensics I - 2023S (194.065)

We will hold our lecture Selected Topics of Digital Forensics I (194.065) for different master studies of information science in 2023S. Current information regarding the lecture is also available via RSS feed. Get more information on the lecture in TISS.

Selected Topics of Digital Forensics I is a lecture with exercises which imparts selected topics of digital forensics. Based on forensic and legal fundamentals, different fields of application and methods of digital forensic are introduced and discussed. In order to demonstrate the applicability and challenges of digital forensics in the field, external guest lecturers from industry are invited. In the exercises, which are largely accomplished in teams, students extend and deepen knowledge of the lecture.

Graduates of the course have a fundamental understanding of digital forensics, know critical aspects of it and have an insight in the applicability of digital forensics.

As a prerequisite to participate in the lecture you should know the content of our lecture Introduction to Security as well as Security for Systems Engineering.

This website is updated continuously.

Registration

The registration is managed via TISS from February 11, 2023 to March 30, 2023.

Lectures/Slides

Only the dates which are presented subsequently are authoritative. Please note that these can change exceptionally.

The lectures usually are on Thursdays, 04.15pm-05.45pm, in Sem.R. DB gelb 05 A, if not stated otherwise.

The planned dates/times for the lectures/exam are:

• [02.03.2023]  Preliminary Discussion [print], Introduction to Digital Forensics
• [09.03.2023]  No lecture
• [16.03.2023]  Fingerprinting of Soft- and Hardware
• [23.03.2023]  Incident Reconstruction of Systems

• [30.03.2023]  Forensic Analysis (Images, Videos, Documents and More)

• [20.04.2023]  Introduction to Mobile Forensics

• [27.04.2023]  Honeypots and Event Monitoring

• [04.05.2023]  Forensic Methods for Memory and Storage Dumps
• [11.05.2023]  Guest Lecture: IOT Forensics

• [25.05.2023]  Anti-Forensics

• [15.06.2023, FH Hörsaal 7 - GEO]  Written Exam

Exercises

If you have questions regarding the exercises please contact us.

• Lab0   (20 points, exercise has to be finished alone; for dates, see tuwel)
• Building of teams for lab1 via tuwel
• Lab1   (80 points, team exercise; for dates, see tuwel)

Note: Our exercises (lab0, lab1) traditionally start at 11.55pm if not stated otherwise.

Grading

S1 <= 200
U2 < 176
B3 < 151
G4 < 126
N5 < 102

Please note that you can finish the lecture positively only if you are positive in the lecture (presentations, see preliminary discussion) as well as exercise parts, i.e., you have more than 50 points for the lecture and more than 50 points for the exercises.

Note: Sometimes, your grade is not displayed correctly in tuwel. Therefore, please always compare your grading with our grading table above.

Contact

If you have questions which are also relevant for other students please use the tuwel forum which will be available at the beginning of the term. It is recommended to subscribe to it. For specific questions please write us an e-mail or visit us during our office hours.

Note on forums: We only answer questions in the TUWEL forum which we provide. Other forums are not actively monitored by us.

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