A newcomputer forensicspostgraduate course
is being offered byThe Open University.
The course is designed to equip professionals with a basic
understanding of the complex field of computer forensics.
The
Computer
Forensics and Investigations course provides an introduction to
the world of digital evidence collection, forensic computing and IT
incident management.
The course will enable people to know what to do in the initial
stages of an investigation - being a "first responder" to a
situation, and helping an organisation prepare for problems before
they happen.
The course is aimed at IT professionals wishing to broaden their
skill set, human resources managers who need to understand the
issues and legal professionals.
Specially commissioned material has been written by legal and
technical expert in the field Peter Sommer, who has acted as an
expert witness in high-profile criminal cases, including terrorism,
fraud, internet child abuse, international hacking, corporate
espionage, defamation and murder.
Somner has also had experience in Westminster and Whitehall as a
specialist advisor.
Sommer said, "IT-related crimes are more prolific and businesses
have to guard themselves against a multitude of issues: fraud,
illegal downloads, theft of data and online bullying, for
instance."
The first presentation of the course starts in May 2008, with
registration closing at the end of this March. The course will run
again in November 2008.