15-498 Tentative Schedule

Week 1

  • Administrivia
  • Roles, Goals, and Resources

Week 2

  • Evidence, Chain-of-Custody, Seizure, Protocols
  • Examples of Protocols and Guidelines

Week 3

  • Physical Storage and Damaged Devices
  • File Systems: Windows, Basic

Week 4

  • File Systems: Linux, Basic
  • File Systems: OS X, Basic

Week 5

  • File Systems: RAIDS, Logical Volumes, etc
  • Discovery

Week 6

  • Windows, Beyond the filesystem
  • Windows, Beyond the filesystem

Week 7

  • Windows Forensics, Beyond the filesystem
  • Windows Forensics, Beyond the filesystem

Week 8

  • Authoring written reports
  • Exam #1

Spring Break

  • No class -- Spring Break

Week 9

  • Linux, Beyond the filesystem
  • Linux, Beyond the filesystem

Week 10

  • Audio and Still Images
  • Video

Week 11

  • Networking, Service Providers, and Portals
  • Email

Week 12

  • Cellphones and Game Systems
  • Virtual Machines

Week 13

  • Testifying and Depositions
  • Carnival -- No class

Week 14

  • Clouds
  • Exam #2

Week 15

  • The Legal system: Investigations
  • The Legal system: An Attorney's Perspective

Final Exams

  • Enjoy!