ITN 275 - Incident Response And Computer Forensics

Institution:

Southwest Virginia Community College

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(3-4 cr.) Prepares the student for a role on an organizational IT support staff where the need for resolving computer incidents is becoming increasingly common. Includes legal and ethical issues of search and seizure of computer and periheral storage media leading to laboratory exercises examining computers configured with mix of both simulated criminal and other activities which are not criminal in nature, but do violate scenario-driven organizational policy. Requires the student to make choices/recommendations for further pursuit of forensics evidience gathering and analysis. Students will select and gather the utilities and procedures necessary for a court-acceptable forensics toolkit which will then be used to gather and examine specially configured desktop computers. Students will then participate in a mock court proceeding using the collected evidence. Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sw.edu

Phone Number:

(276) 964-2555

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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