Area: | School of Information Systems |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Workshop: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Seminar: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302954 (v.1) Computer Communications 652 or any previous version
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306691 (v.1) Software Security 603 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Computer architectures, Internet architecture, computer forensics technology, isolation of equipment and files, data recovery, evidence collection and data seizure, duplication and preservation of digital evidence, computer image verification and authentication, discovery of evidence, reconstruction of past events, encryption and forensics, national and international legal issues. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Developed an introductory understanding of the identification, preservation, extraction and documentation of computer evidence using computer forensic techniques and software. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Marcella, A.J. and Greenfield, R.S., (2002), Cyber Forensics - A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crime, NY, Auerbach Publications. |
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Unit Assessment: | Assignment 40%. Final Exam 25%. Presentation 10%. Written Journal 25%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 20300 Information Systems (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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