Selected Topics of Digital Forensics I - SS2019 (194.065)

We will hold our lecture Selected Topics of Digital Forensics I (194.065) for different master studies of information science in SS2019. 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 knowlegde 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 was is in TISS until March 21, 2019.

Lectures/Slides

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

The lectures and the inspection of the test usually are on Thursdays, 05.15pm-06.45pm, in Hörsaal 14, if not stated otherwise.

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

• [14.03.2019] Preliminary Discussion
• [21.03.2019] Essentials of Digital Forensics (cancelled)

• [28.03.2019] Introduction in Malware Analysis

• [04.04.2019] Fingerprinting of Soft- and Hardware

• [11.04.2019] Forensic Image, Video and Document Analysis

• [02.05.2019] Forensic Methods for Memory and Storage Dumps
• [09.05.2019] Incident Reconstruction of Systems
• [16.05.2019] Forensics in Payment

• [23.05.2019] Digital Traces as Evidence in Criminal Proceedings

• [06.06.2019] Test -- Hörsaal 15, 05.15pm-06.45pm
• [13.06.2019] (No Lecture)

• Inspection of the Test after apointment (e-mail: lva.security@inso.tuwien.ac.at)

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)
• examination for lab1 via tuwel

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

Exam

The exam is a closed book exam. Therefore, the use of documents at the exam is not allowed. The content of the exam will be the lectures and exercises.

All in all there will be 4 possibilities to take the exam. For dates, please see TISS.

A binding registration in TISS for the exam up until 11:55PM on the evening before the test is mandatory.

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 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. 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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