Introduction to evidence collection Course
13 minutes
Course description
Digital forensics investigations are a common part of ransomware mitigation because evidence may be needed for mitigation, legal action and insurance claims. This course describes the importance of properly collecting digital evidence when investigating a malware infection and demonstrates methods for collecting evidence from virtualized and physical computers.
Syllabus
Evidence collection from a physical machine
Video - 00:03:00
Demonstrates how to collect digital evidence from a physical host machine without compromising the integrity of the collected evidence.
Evidence collection from a virtual machine
Video - 00:02:00
Demonstrates the collection of digital evidence from a virtual machine by converting a snapshot of that virtual machine for analysis.
Collecting forensic evidence
Video - 00:07:00
Discusses the importance of collecting digital evidence for a ransomware investigation and best practices for doing so.
Overview of evidence collection
Video - 00:01:00
A simple overview of what you will learn in Course 2.
Introduction to evidence collection assessment
Assessment - 6 questions
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