- Course
Memory Forensics
This module provides an introduction to memory forensic acquisition and analysis techniques.
Topics and content
- Dumping/acquiring memory images
- Using Volatility and other tools to analyze memory
- Memory introspection of running processes
- Established network connections, listening sockets
- Finding cryptographic keys and passwords
- Extracting file fragments with carving memory data
- Analyzing hibernation, swap, and page files
- Analyzing OS generated core/crash dumps
Factsheet
- Degree/Certificate The course offers you the possibility to pass a final exam that earns you 3 ECTS, or 40 CPE (continuing professional education) credits, for subsequent CAS or MAS degrees in Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigation.
- Duration 5 days
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Schedule
17.–21.03.2025
08.30–16.30 - Application deadline Up to 10 days before the start of the course
- ECTS credits Can be credited towards the CAS DFCI
- Costs CHF 2'500
- Teaching language English
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Location
Biel, Aarbergstrasse 46
Remote course - School School of Engineering and Computer Science
- Next session 17.–21.03.2025
Target audience
The DFCI program is designed for two groups of professionals:
- Experienced forensic investigators who want to increase their technical skills in digital forensics and cyber investigations.
- Experienced engineers and technicians who want to transition into the field of digital forensics and cyber investigations.
Skills
The DFCI program will prepare students for career opportunities in a variety of organizations:
- Law enforcement – Federal agencies, KAPOs
- Military and government – CERTs, cyber-troops
- Finance industry – fraud/cybercrime investigation teams
- Insurance industry – cyber insurance claims investigation
- Large enterprises – security and incident response teams
- Consultancy and audit – e-Discovery, accounting, «Big Four»
- IT security service providers and product vendors
- Private boutique digital forensic and investigation firms
Entrance Requirements
Degree from a university or higher professional education (HF, federal diploma). Professional experience in the field of cyber security / forensics.
DFCI courses
The Digital Forensics & Cyber Investigation (DFCI) professional courses offer a choice of Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigation modules. They are held as one-week full-time intensive courses, making it easier to attend and faster to complete. The courses are taught in English by internationally recognised experts in the field.
Location
Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne (SIPBB)
A location with many advantages
- Classrooms within two minutes walking distance from Biel/Bienne railway station
- Ideal train connections from Bern’s main railway station (every 15 minutes) and from Bern Wankdorf (every 30 minutes)
- State-of-the-art infrastructure in the new SIPBB building
- Various catering options in the immediate vicinity
- Innovation and networking events
And that’s not all! Biel/Bienne is…
- an innovation hotspot,
- a university city,
- an industrial and service city with numerous major players in the watchmaking, mechanical engineering, precision engineering and medical technology industries and major representatives of the communications and telecommunications sectors,
- bordered by Lake Biel and its wide range of sports and leisure facilities,
- a city that embodies bilingualism,
- a town with a vibrant cultural life.
Biel Aarbergstrasse 46 (Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne)