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DFIR Investigations and Witness Testimony

Is it time for you to testify? This course is for digital forensics and incident response professionals who are preparing to testify. Learn more about what makes an expert witness, as well as what is involved in the process from collection and analysis to testimony. Gain confidence with defending your work before you take the witness stand!

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Course Content

The Role of an Expert Witness

Forensic Concept Review

Investigative Process

The Expert Report

The Origins of the American Legal System

The Trial Process

Rules of Evidence and Procedure

Providing Depositions and Affidavits

Expert Testimony

Testimony Do’s and Don’ts

Course Review and Next Steps

Course Description

“We need you to testify.” From fear to excitement, nervousness to confidence, the emotions these words evoke can vary. “But I have never testified before.” If this is one of your reactions, then this course is for you.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of concepts such as evidence handling, chain of custody, trial procedure, and digital forensic investigations.

Target audience

Digital forensics and incident response professionals who are preparing to testify for the first time.

Those interested in learning more about to process from collection and analysis to testimony.

Course Goals

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

Understand and articulate the role of an expert witness

Know the rules that govern expert witness work and testimony

Identify the differences between a consulting expert and a testifying expert

Understand the importance of documentation and strong investigation plans

* Feel comfortable with defending your work on a witness stand

This course is part of a Career Path:

Become an Incident Handler

Incident Handler Collection

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Instructor

Dustin Sachs

As a recognized expert in the field of cybersecurity, Dustin has run proactive risk assessments, incident response forensics, and worked in security operation centers (CSOCs) to strengthen the security posture for his client and employers and is a trusted partner in the immediate aftermath of cyber events.

Dustin has submitted written and oral testimony in local, state, and Federal courts. He is a frequent thought leader and speaker on a wide variety of cybersecurity matters.

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Certification Body

Certificate of Completion

Complete this entire course to earn a DFIR Investigations and Witness Testimony Certificate of Completion

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Purpose Statement

Cybrary Career Paths are comprehensive training programs designed to prepare you for the most in-demand roles in the cybersecurity workforce. Each path follows a Learn, Practice, Prove model and includes different activity types aligned to key topics within the path’s security domain. As you progress through the path, your progress will be measured in real time using Experience Points (XP) that serve as a comprehensive capability score for each topic. Upon completing all of the requirements for a path, you will be rewarded with a shareable digital badge via Credly.

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Foundations

Focused on the core IT competencies that cybersecurity professionals need to succeed in any career path.

Defensive Security

Focused on trying to find the bad guys. Topics such as threat intelligence, threat hunting, network monitoring, incident response. Defensive security is a reactive measure taken once a vulnerability is found through prevention, detection, and response.

Engineering and Operations

Focused on building and operating information systems.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Focused on the core IT competencies that cybersecurity professionals need to succeed in any career path.

Leadership and Management

Focused on program design and oversight. Covers project and program management.

Offensive Security

Focused on validating security controls by trying to break them (i.e. penetration testing or ethical hacking). Topics such as Kali Linux, metasploit, scanning, and privilege escalation. Offensive security seeks out the problem or vulnerability through ethical hacking and finds a solution to disable the operation.

Offensive Security

Focused on the core IT competencies that cybersecurity professionals need to succeed in any career path.

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