• E4J University Module Series: Cybercrime

• Module 6: Practical Aspects of Cybercrime Investigations and Digital Forensics

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

• • Legal and ethical obligations
  • Handling of digital evidence
  • Digital evidence admissibility
  • Conclusion
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in March 2019 
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Core reading

 

The following readings are (mostly open source) required readings that should be completed before taking a class based on this Module:

Materials with this icon can be found in the E4J Library of Resources.

• Antwi-Boasiako, Albert and Hein Venter. (2017). A Model for Digital Evidence Admissibility Assessment. G. Peterson and S. Shenoi. (eds.). Advances in Digital Forensics (pp. 23-38). 
• Casey, Eoghan. (2011). Digital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet , 3rd Edition. Academic Press.
• European Network of Forensic Science Institute. (2015). Best practice manual for the forensic examination of digital technology. ENFSI-BPM-FIT-01. 
• European Union Agency for Network and Information Security. (2014). Electronic Evidence - A Basic Guide for First Responders Good Practice Material for CERT First Responders.
• European Union Agency for Network and Information Security. (2016). Forensic Analysis Network Incident Response Toolset, Document for Students. 
• European Union Agency for Network and Information Security. (2013). Identification and Handling of Electronic Evidence Handbook, Document for Teachers. 
• Kao, Da-Yu. (2016). Cybercrime investigation countermeasure using created-accessed-modified model in cloud computing environments. The Journal of Supercomputing, Vol. 72(1), 141-160.
• Kizza, Joseph Migga. (2013). Computer Crime Investigations and Ethics. In: Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age, fifth edition. Springer; Chapters 4 and 15.
• Maras, Marie-Helen. (2014). Computer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws, and Evidence . Jones and Bartlett. Chapters 9-14.
• Nelson, Bill, Amelia Phillips, and Christopher Steuart. (2016). Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations , 5th Edition. Cengage Learning.
• Sammons, John. (2012). The Basics of Digital Forensics: The Primer for Getting Started in Digital Forensics . Syngress.

 

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