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Course Description


The Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) course delivers the security discipline of digital forensics from a vendor-neutral perspective. CHFI is a comprehensive course covering major forensic investigation scenarios and enabling students to acquire necessary hands-on experience with various forensic investigation techniques and standard forensic tools necessary to successfully carry out a computer forensic investigation leading to the prosecution of perpetrators.

The CHFI certification gives participants (Law enforcement personnel, system administrators, security officers, defense and military personnel, legal professionals, bankers, security professionals, and anyone who is concerned about the integrity of the network infrastructure.) the necessary skills to perform an effective digital forensics investigation.

CHFI presents a methodological approach to computer forensics including searching and seizing, chain-of-custody, acquisition, preservation, analysis and reporting of digital evidence.




Course Outline


  • Computer Forensics in Today’s World
  • Computer Forensics Investigation Process
  • Understanding Hard Disks and File Systems
  • Data Acquisition and Duplication
  • Defeating Anti-forensics Techniques
  • Windows Forensics
  • Linux and Mac Forensics
  • Network Forensics
  • Investigating Web Attacks
  • Dark Web Forensics
  • Database Forensics
  • Cloud Forensics
  • Investigating Email Crimes
  • Malware Forensics
  • Mobile Forensics
  • IoT Forensics

Course Benefits


  • Inclusion of critical modules in Darkweb forensic and IoT Forensics
  • Significant coverage of forensic methodologies for public cloud infrastructure, including Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure
  • Massive updates on all modules in CHFI
  • Inclusion of latest forensic tools including Splunk, DNSQuerySniffer etc
  • Addition of new techniques such as Defeating Anti-forensic technique, Windows ShellBags including analyzing LNK files and Jump Lists
  • Extensive coverage of Malware Forensics (latest malware samples such as Emotet and EternalBlue )
  • Now more than 50GB of crafted evidence files for investigation purposes

CHFI v10 captures all the essentials of digital forensics analysis and evaluation required for the modern world — tested and approved by veterans and top practitioners of the cyber forensics industry. From identifying the footprints of a breach to collecting evidence for a prosecution, CHFI v10 handholds students through every step of the process with experiential learning. CHFI v10 is engineered by industry practitioners for professionals including those such as forensic analysts, cybercrime investigator, cyber defense forensic analyst, incident responders, information technology auditor, malware analyst, security consultant, chief security officers and aspirants alike. 


Who should take this course?


  • Penetration Testers
  • Vulnerability Assessment Auditors
  • Risk Assessment Administrators
  • Network Administrators
  • Application Security Engineers
  • Cyber Forensic Investigators/ Analyst and SOC Analyst
  • System Administrators/Engineers
  • Firewall Administrators and Network Managers/IT Managers


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