IT professionals looking to gain computer forensic
certification are being offered an accelerated six-day course by
the Training Camp.
The IT training provider said its course is aimed at e-security
experts, police, military personnel, legal professionals and
government agencies. It aims to give anyone from an IT manager to a
chief security officer the skills to detect, pursue and analyse
evidence of computer crime or misuse.
The Training Camp promises to take students through a range of
real-life computer crime issues, ranging from e-mail fraud or
industrial espionage by employees, to computer break-ins, theft and
possession of pornography.
"All computer crime, from hacking to downloading porn, leaves a
trail of evidence which must be preserved and analysed to gain a
successful prosecution," said Robert Chapman, co-founder of the
Training Camp.
"The course will not only show IT professionals how to track this
evidence, but will also provide an insight into how criminals use
and abuse technology to their own ends."
A particularly important part of the course will be on how to
recover and preserve evidence for use in prosecutions. There is
increasing demand for accreditation of security experts. The
British Computer is calling for a formal recognition process for
security specialists working at expert witnesses.
The Training Camp also offers a course in ethical hacking, where
participants identify system weaknesses and learn the latest
techniques in penetration testing.