Purdue site of digital forensics boot camp Dec. 12-14
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Law enforcement officers and those in private industry from around the Midwest who investigate computer crimes will gather Dec. 12-14 at Purdue University to learn about tools that can help them find and analyze files on hard drives and in e-mail.The AccessData Boot Camp forensic training course will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the cyberforensics lab in Knoy Hall, Room 228.
The intermediate-level course will train investigators in how to use AccessData's Forensic Toolkit products. Participants will learn how to install the software products and how to obtain, search for and analyze data using the software, which can be used on hard drives as well for e-mail.
Topics to be covered include how to find and analyze deleted files, how to search for and export graphic files, and how to export and gain access to encrypted files.
Sean Leshney, law enforcement training and technical assistance coordinator at the cyberforensics lab, said AccessData products make it much easier to track down criminal evidence in digital-based cases, which are multiplying as technology evolves.
"The officers attending will learn some of the more advanced features of the software, which can greatly help them find and analyze information in white-collar or financial crimes and child pornography cases," he said. "Often, criminals try to hide information and files on computer or in e-mail, and these products help investigators sort through files so they can find relevant evidence in a timely manner."
According to the FBI, cybercrime costs businesses and the government more than $10 billion a year, with computer-aided identity theft costing an additional $1 billion a year. The FBI also estimates that more than 80 percent of computer crime goes unreported, often because businesses think law enforcement agencies lack the resources and skills to combat it.
The training session is being sponsored by AccessData as part of a $50,000 partnership with the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue. The company uses its staff to periodically conduct such software training at Purdue in exchange for the use of the university's cyberforensics lab and equipment.
A similar training is planned at Purdue from March 13-15. From Jan. 9-11, Purdue will be the site of an advanced-level AccessData training geared specifically on how to obtain and analyze data from Windows applications.
For more information or to sign up for the December or March trainings, go online. For more information or to sign up for the Windows training, go online.
Writer: Kim Medaris, (765) 494-6998, kmedaris@purdue.edu
Sources: Marcus Rogers, associate professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology and head of digital forensics program, (765) 494-2561, rogersmk@purdue.edu
Sean Leshney, (765) 494-9982, leshneys@purdue.edu
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