IT Forensics Essentials
Based on the book IT Forensics Essentials by Dr. Tahseen Al-Doori (B.Eng (Hons), M.Sc., PGCE, Ph.D., FBCS). Course adaptation and 2026 update by Turning Point Training Institute. A beginner course for university students and adults who want to understand how digital evidence is found, preserved, analysed and presented. Following the fourteen chapters of Dr. Al-Doori's book in seven parts, you will learn the forensic process from crime scene to courtroom; how hashes, hexadecimal and storage devices make evidence provable; how digital forensics and incident response work together; core techniques and tools such as FTK Imager and Autopsy; ethics, write-blockers and forensic labs; how to write a court report and give testimony; and the lessons of ten landmark cases. Where practice has evolved since the original text, each lesson shows what has changed for 2026, with authoritative sources. Includes scenario checkpoints, a hands-on evidence lab and a court-report capstone.
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- 1Orientation
- 2Part I — Foundations of Computer Forensics
- 3Part II — The Technical Foundations
- 4Part III — DFIR, Services and Techniques
- 5Part IV — Integrity: Ethics, Write-Blockers and the Language of Security
- 6Part V — Forensics in Practice: Scenarios, Software and Business Cases
- 7Part VI — Professional Practice: Labs, Reports and the Courtroom
- 8Part VII — Landmark Cases
- 9Capstone