DFS 560 - Digital Forensics and Encryption

This course focuses on encryption techniques and, practical approaches to dealing with encryption, when encountered in a digital investigation. , Students will learn encryption and hashing, algorithm techniques including the relationship, of algorithm complexity to password strength. , They will be able to demonstrate password, cracking techniques and methods to counter, whole-disk encryption. Memory and network-based, encryption will be explored as will the use of, encryption in Malware applications. , Steganography and other encryption techniques, used to hide or obfuscate data will be examined.
Prerequisites: DIM-500, DFS-520
Credits: 3