Course Objectives

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION AND PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE

• Learning objectives will be presented along with expected outcomes over the course’s four days.
• The basic concepts of dealing with digital evidence such as hashing, timestamps, and the setting up of scene collection devices will be explored.

MODULE 2: UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL VIDEOS

• Students will learn about the history of digital video formats, including how these files are formatted and structured.
• File formats, metadata of files, and codecs that comprise digital video files will be explored.
• At the conclusion of this module, students will be able to successfully identify information about video files and their formats.

MODULE 3: DIGITAL VIDEO STORAGE (DVR SYSTEMS)

• This module will focus on how digital videos are stored on modern digital video storage or digital video recorder systems.
• The differences between local storage, cloud storage, and network storage DVR systems will be explained.
• Students will learn how to export files natively using DVR systems as well as how to safely remove and image the internal storage media to capture information.
• Safely disassembling and removing digital storage hardware from within DVR systems will be learned through hands-on exercises.
• Hardware write-blockers will be demonstrated with student’s use to understand how to safely protect drives during the imaging process.

MODULE 4: CREATING CASES IN WITNESS

• The WITNESS software will be used to create new cases and explore collected forensic images.
• The difference between different scan types within WITNESS along with available features will be explored.
• Students will understand the scan job types within WITNESS and how to successfully filter and explore videos.

MODULE 5: EXPLORING RECOVERED MEDIA

• Incident and location details with WITNESS will be set up as well as reviewing the software’s Audit Log.
• Students will learn about clip lists and how to tag and export clips.
• Hands-on labs will explore the functionality of WITNESS, including how to split frames, export videos, play proprietary formats within the software, and more.

MODULE 6: WORKING WITH EXTRACTED VIDEOS

• Students will learn how to augment digital video files, as well as the pros and cons of the process.
• How to augment, apply filters, blurring, stabilization, and other techniques to enhance digital videos will be explored.
• Hands-on labs will utilize open-source software to properly modify and enhance digital video files for use in presentations and court cases including proper documentation