NET108 Computer Forensics – 3 college credits

The expansion of the Internet and the increased use of computers have amplified the risk of technology being used to commit crimes and/or crimes being recorded on electronic devices.  Because of this, a skilled computer forensics expert is needed to investigate criminal and civil cases.  This course is an introduction to computer forensics.  Digital media, past and current operating systems, and computer hardware will be examined. Forensics software tools will be used to identify, collect, examine and preserve evidence/information which is magnetically stored or encoded on computer devices.