Computer forensics is a relatively new professional endeavor within the computer science field. Little more than two and one-half decades old, it has garnered increasing attention in recent years due to an unusually high earning potential that tends to be almost immune from overseas competition. Computer forensics is the process of acquiring computer based information for use in legal proceedings or formal debate through a detailed or careful search. Legal proceedings normally refer to criminal or civil court trials, which are local in nature and therefore more effectively served by local examiners. Computer forensics, which was initially restricted to law enforcement officers, has more recently been practiced by those without law enforcement training. As such, it is increasingly popular among other computer professionals whose job prospects have been adversely affected by global competition.

 Once you’ve decided you’re ready to embark on a career in computer forensics, enroll in our 90-hour Forensic Examiner on-line course. Classes occur from 7-9 p.m. Central, Monday through Thursday. If you’ve completed our 90-hour computer forensics training, consider taking our new 15-Hour Court/Legal Issues on-line laboratory taught Tuesdays and Thursday evenings. In addition to decades of federal law enforcement experience and hundreds of hours of courtroom experience, the Court/Legal Issues course affords students the unique opportunity to experience courtroom examination and cross examination by a practicing attorney.

Finally, if you manage or support computer forensics examiners, our 8-hour Computer Forensics Business Issues course may be just what you’re looking for. Conversely, if you’d like to know just enough about computer forensics to protect yourself from on-line threats, Personal Computer Security and Privacy may better suit your current needs. Both courses are taught Tuesday and Thursday evenings or on-site by prior arrangement.

 Established in 1998, CompuForensics has become increasingly popular among law enforcement, government intelligence and

In January, 2008, the Computer Forensics Examiner Basic 8-week 48-hour and 7-week 42-hour Advanced live on-line courses were replaced with the 12-week 90-hour Forensics Examiner course. Containing essential and most popular components of the Basic and Advanced courses, the new updated live on-line course manifested a savings of nearly a thousand dollars to the student.

Depicted below is the user friendly web based video access interface on CompuForensics' password protected CompuPic.Net; for a current listing of course content, download a copy of the new course syllabus (available in mid-September). The student has access to this site for the entire 12-week period, including web compatible read-only videos. Each green button corresponds to a Power Point XML presentation augmenting live instruction via Skype VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol). In addition to live sessions, instructor audio recordings may be accessed via blue buttons. Audio recordings are routinely made upon notification that a student will not be present for the live session. Alternatively, students can attend live lecture sessions via a land-line or cellular telephone by prior arrangement. Telephone conference connections are facilitated via GoToMeeting.

 The live on-line 75-hour Examiner course is restricted to no more than nine students. Classes tend to be smaller still, affording an unparalleled student-teacher ratio. Although scripted exercises are designed for independent use, the instructor is available should the student require immediate assistance during scheduled laboratory exercises. The Court/Legal Issues course may be slightly larger, however, benefits from the improved interaction afforded by GoToMeeting.

The 12-Week Forensic Examiner course is designed to equip government and corporate

CodeWeaver's CrossOver for Linux allows many Windows applications and forensic tools to run inside of SuSE Linux. The adjacent screen capture depicts a VMWare Player 3.1.1 hosted OpenSuSE 11.1 session with Microsoft Office 2003, Media Player 6.4 and Adobe Photoshop 7. Linux blocks any inadvertent modification (writes) to evidentiary partitions by Windows applications. Knoppix Live Debian Linux is employed to safely and efficiently conduct an on-site preliminary forensic analysis of Windows computers. Use of hardware write blocks used to safely use Windows to analyze evidentiary partitions is simulated during the course. Computer forensics business management and technical report writing instruction is included.

     The Forensics Examiner course syllabus includes essential and most popular components of previously offered 6-day Examiner Basic and 5-day Examiner Advanced courses. Although only a few hours less than the replaced Basic and Advanced courses combined, course tuition is a quarter that of replaced on-campus courses; $2995 Savings.