Digital Forensics Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham The University of Texas at Dallas Introduction to the Course August 25, 2008

Outline of the Unit Objective of the Course Outline of the Course Course Work Course Rules Contact

Objective of the Course The course describes concepts, developments, challenges, and directions in Digital Forensics. Text Book: Computer Forensics and Investigations. Bill Nelson et al, 2007/2008. Topics include: Digital forensics fundamentals, systems and tools, Digital forensics evidence and capture, Digital forensics analysis,

Outline of the Course Introduction to Data and Applications Security and Digital Forensics SECTION 1: Computer Forensics Part I: Background on Information Security Part II: Computer Forensics Overview Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Part III: Computer Forensics Tools Chapters 6, 7, 8 Part IV: Computer Forensics Analysis Chapters 9, 10 Part V Applications Chapters 11, 12, 13

Outline of the Course Part VI: Expert Witness Chapters 14, 15, 16 SECTION II Selected Papers Digital Forensics Research Workshop Guest Lectures Richardson Police Department North Texas FBI Digital Forensics Company in DFW area

Course Work Two exams each worth 16 points Mid-term and Final exams Programming project worth 16 points Due date; TBD Four homework assignments worth 10 points each Due dates will be announced (3rd assignment – Nov 24th) Last assignment due December 8th Term paper (12 points) Total 100 points Extra credit opportunities

Term Paper Outline: December 1st Abstract Introduction Analyze algorithms, Survey, - - - Give your opinions Summary/Conclusions

Programming Project/s – December 12th One is mandatory, one is optional Suggestion: Encase evaluation optional - 8 points Develop a system/simulation related to digital forensics – 16 points Intrusion detection Ontology management for digital forensics Representing digital evidence in XML Search for certain key words

Course Rules Unless special permission is obtained from the instructor, each student will work incidviaully Copying material from other sources will not be permitted unless the source is properly referenced Any student who plagiarizes from other sources will be reported to the Computer Science department and any other committees as advised by the department

Contact For more information please contact Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham Professor of Computer Science and Director of Cyber Security Research Center Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science EC31, The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 75080 Phone: 972-883-4738 Fax: 972-883-2399 Email: bhavani.thuraisingham@utdallas.edu http://www.utdallas.edu/~bxt043000/