DIGITAL FORENSICS & CYBER INVESTIGATIONS
Tracing Cyber Incidents, Preserving Evidence, and Supporting Legal Action
Course Schedule
| Date | Venue | Fees (Face-to-Face) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 – 25 Jun 2026 | Doha, Qatar | USD 2495 per delegate |
Course Introduction
As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, the ability to investigate digital crimes and preserve electronic evidence is critical for both IT security teams and legal compliance. Digital forensics and cyber investigations form the foundation of incident response and cybercrime prosecution.
This course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to conduct structured investigations of cyber incidents, including intrusion analysis, evidence collection, and forensic imaging. It focuses on real-world scenarios, using internationally accepted frameworks and tools aligned with legal and regulatory requirements.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the digital forensics process and investigation lifecycle
• Collect, preserve, and analyze electronic evidence properly
• Use forensic tools for data recovery, log analysis, and malware tracing
• Document findings to support disciplinary or legal action
• Integrate digital forensics into an incident response framework
Key Benefits of Attending
• Gain hands-on exposure to tools and techniques used by cyber investigators
• Learn to trace digital footprints across networks, endpoints, and cloud environments
• Ensure forensic processes meet legal chain-of-custody requirements
• Identify common indicators of compromise and cyberattack signatures
• Strengthen your organization’s cyber resilience and breach response capability
Intended Audience
This program is designed for:
• IT Security Officers and Cybersecurity Analysts
• Incident Response and SOC Team Members
• Risk, Compliance, and IT Audit Professionals
• Law Enforcement and Corporate Investigators
• Anyone involved in detecting, investigating, or reporting cyber incidents
Individual Benefits
Key competencies that will be developed include:
• Digital evidence handling and preservation
• Use of forensic software and toolkits (e.g., FTK, Autopsy, Wireshark)
• Endpoint, disk, and memory forensics
• Network traffic analysis and intrusion tracing
• Reporting and legal documentation of forensic findings
Organization Benefits
Upon completing the training course, participants will demonstrate:
• Stronger forensic investigation capability during cyber incidents
• Reduced data breach impact through fast, structured response
• Better compliance with cyber laws and regulatory requirements
• Improved collaboration between IT, legal, and investigative teams
• Enhanced preparedness for audits, litigation, or law enforcement involvement
Instructional Methdology
The course follows a blended learning approach combining theory with practice:
• Strategy Briefings – Forensics lifecycle, cyber laws, evidence frameworks
• Case Studies – Data breaches, ransomware incidents, insider threats
• Workshops – Hard drive imaging, log file analysis, malware tracing
• Peer Exchange – Threat scenarios, incident response experiences
• Tools – FTK Imager, Autopsy, Kali Linux, Wireshark, forensic templates
Course Outline
Training Hours: 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Daily Format: 3–4 Learning Modules | Coffee breaks: 09:30 & 11:15 | Lunch Buffet: 01:00 – 02:00
Day 1: Foundations of Digital Forensics
- Module 1: Overview of Digital Forensics and Cybercrime (07:30 – 09:30)
• Types of cyber incidents, legal and investigative frameworks - Module 2: Evidence Collection and Chain of Custody (09:45 – 11:15)
• Legal standards, documentation, and protection of evidence - Module 3: Digital Devices and Storage Analysis (11:30 – 01:00)
• Disk structures, metadata, partitions, file recovery - Module 4: Workshop – Forensic Imaging of a Storage Device (02:00 – 03:30)
• Create and verify forensic disk images using FTK Imager
Day 2: Investigating Network and Endpoint Attacks
- Module 5: Intrusion Detection and Log Analysis (07:30 – 09:30)
• System logs, SIEM alerts, firewall and DNS traces - Module 6: Memory and Malware Forensics (09:45 – 11:15)
• Process tracing, registry analysis, malware behavior - Module 7: Endpoint and Email Forensics (11:30 – 01:00)
• Analyzing web history, deleted files, and user artifacts - Module 8: Workshop – Analyze Logs and Identify Indicators of Compromise (02:00 – 03:30)
• Simulate attack tracing with sample data
Day 3: Reporting, Legal Context, and Cyber Investigation Integration
- Module 9: Forensic Report Writing and Expert Testimony (07:30 – 09:30)
• Structure, evidence presentation, legal relevance - Module 10: Digital Forensics in the Incident Response Lifecycle (09:45 – 11:15)
• Cyber kill chain, response coordination, escalation - Module 11: Case Study – Complex Breach Investigation (11:30 – 01:00)
• End-to-end walkthrough of a corporate cyber incident - Module 12: Final Workshop – Conduct a Mini Cyber Investigation (02:00 – 03:30)
• Teams perform a mock investigation and present findings
Certification
Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion in Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigations, validating their ability to investigate cyber incidents, preserve digital evidence, and support post-incident remediation and legal proceedings.