
Learn about this course with this overview.
Learn to download and install Autopsy from sleuthkit.org, choose 64-bit, and enable the central repository to set up a dedicated forensic workstation or virtual machine for analysis.
Perform keyword searches in Autopsy using keyword lists and language settings, targeting data like urls, emails, and phone numbers. Run exact or regex searches and view highlighted hits across files.
Identify extension mismatches in an autopsy forensic case, distinguishing intentional extension changes from system artifacts using metadata, timeline views, and extraction to reveal hidden images or links.
Discover how to view geolocation in Autopsy: locate files with latitude and longitude, map pins across cities, inspect timestamps and altitude, and review metadata and source files.
Explore hidden file metadata in Autopsy to reveal creation and modification dates, owner, path, and hashes, view text and properties, and use timeline and search to uncover anomalies for investigations.
Explore EXIF metadata in autopsy to uncover hidden photo data, including creation dates, geolocation, timeline views, annotations, and tags, and learn how file metadata supports forensics investigations.
Explore how to view and categorize images and videos in Autopsy, navigate data sources, tag items for follow up, and generate reports with categorized priorities.
Explore shell bags in Autopsy to uncover registry keys and dat files that log desktop folders, app id, OneDrive activity, and searchable text and hex views for investigations.
Learn hex to ASCII conversion in autopsy using ASCII tables and hex converters to translate hexadecimal data into readable characters, with examples and essential control symbols.
Discover how to access the recycle bin in Autopsy, view deletion times, original paths, who deleted each item, and extract files while preserving the chain of custody.
Have you always wanted to help law enforcement catch the bad guys? I bet you do, and you probably just need a good place to start. You also need a good paying job and want to use your computer to do it. I have great news for you. Digital forensics is a growing field and you can become a part of it by becoming an investigator yourself. Also, if you already work for law enforcement, but you need to add to your skills, then this course is for you. You don’t need to be a computer expert to be an investigator. You just need to know how to use the free tools that are already available.
Autopsy is a free forensics software application you can install on your Windows computer. If you're looking for a new career, or just want to brush up on your digital forensics skills, then this course can help you achieve those goals.
You'll learn how to install and investigate a case from beginning to conclusion by finding hidden hacks inside data, website history, picture file hidden messages, and creating reports for legal cases. Join me in your journey for becoming a digital forensics investigator using the best free forensics software in the business.