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DFIR Operator Series: Windows Forensics 101

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Created for learners to analyze and triage Windows systems (including artifacts and indicators of compromise) and review Operating Systems at a detailed level. Allows learners to apply critical thinking to various steps of forensics investigations (of Windows based systems) and communicate those findings to stakeholders and executive leadership.
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Designed for learners who have no prior work experience in IT or Cybersecurity, but are interested in starting a career in this exciting field.
Designed for learners with prior cybersecurity work experience who are interested in advancing their career or expanding their skillset.
Designed for learners with a solid grasp of foundational IT and cybersecurity concepts who are interested in pursuing an entry-level security role.
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Course Outline

1
What is DFIR?
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Digital Forensics Incident Response: Overview
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18
Min
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Data Collection
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41
Min
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Examination
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15
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Windows Artifacts
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23
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Analysis
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Capstone
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Memory
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DFIR Overview: Analysis (Video)

Free

11m

Windows NTFS & FAT Filesystem (Video)

Free

15m

DFIR: Reporting & Wrapping Up

Free

13m

Memory Forensics (Overview Text and Video)

Free

0m

Getting Started with Capstone Project

Free

1m

DFIR Operator Program Outline

Free

2m

Windows NTFS & FAT Filesystem (Video)

Free

13m

DFIR: Examination Phase (Video)

Free

10m

Overview of Data Collection (Video)

Free

25m

Overview of DFIR (Video)

Free

17m

Artifact Overview (Video)

Free

30m

Windows NTFS: $MFT (Video)

Free

9m

Lab #8: Memory Forensics

Free

0m

Capstone Lab Activity

Free

1m

Working with Powershell (Text)

Free

5m

Disk Analysis Process (Video)

Free

1m

Examination Phase (Text)

Free

5m

Ways We Connect and Support You

Free

2m

People, Process, and Technology (Text)

Free

2m

Lab #3: $MFT Parsing (Overview Video)

Free

9m

Lab #2: Artifact Collection

Free

0m

Capstone Summary Video

Free

1m

NTFS Examination Lab (Video)

Free

1m

Artifact Collection (Reading)

Free

1m

Lab #5: Registry Analysis (Overview Video)

Free

2m

Incident Response Lifecycle and DFIR Process (Reading)

Free

1m

Order of Volatility and Post Data Collection (Text)

Free

4m

Introduction to Digital Forensics (Video)

Free

13m

Lab #3: $MFT Parsing

Free

0m

Lab #3: $MFT Parsing (Overview Video)

Free

0m

Lab #5: Registry Analysis

Free

0m

Lab Test

Free

10m

Lab #1: Disk Acquisition (Overview Video)

Free

8m

Post Lab Takeaways & Closing Thoughts

Free

1m

Lab Overview: Using Tools for Data Collection (FTK for Forensics Acquisition)

Free

17m

IR and DFIR Methodology (Reading)

Free

1m

Lab #1: Disk Acquisition

Free

0m

Lab #6: MFT Analysis (Overview Video)

Free

10m

Windows File System (Text)

Free

5m

Post Lab Takeaways & Closing Thoughts

Free

1m

Lab #6: MFT Analysis

Free

0m

Windows Registry Overview (Video)

Free

16m

Windows Shellbags & Amcache (Text)

Free

10m

Post Lab Takeaways & Closing Thoughts

Free

1m

Lab #4: Parsing Registry Files (Overview Video)

Free

11m

Lab #7: EVTX Analysis (Overview Video)

Free

32m

Lab #4: Parsing Registry Files

Free

0m

Lab #7: EVTX Analysis

Free

0m

Windows Registry, Shellbags & Amcache (Text)

Free

0m

Post Lab Takeaways & Closing Thoughts

Free

1m

Windows Security Identifiers (Text)

Free

2m

Windows EVTX Overview (Video)

Free

16m

Windows EVTX Overview (Text)

Free

0m

What is DFIR?
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Module 1: Introduction
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Digital Forensics Incident Response: Overview
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Module 1: Introduction
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Data Collection
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Module 1: Introduction
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Examination
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Module 1: Introduction
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Windows Artifacts
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Module 1: Introduction
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Hr
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Analysis
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Module 1: Introduction
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Hr
5
Min
Capstone
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Module 1: Introduction
1
Hr
5
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Memory
Heading
Module 1: Introduction
1
Hr
5
Min
DFIR Overview: Analysis (Video)

11m

Analysis
Windows NTFS & FAT Filesystem (Video)

15m

Windows Artifacts
DFIR: Reporting & Wrapping Up

13m

Capstone
Memory Forensics (Overview Text and Video)

0m

Memory
Getting Started with Capstone Project

1m

Capstone
DFIR Operator Program Outline

2m

What is DFIR?
Windows NTFS & FAT Filesystem (Video)

13m

Windows Artifacts
DFIR: Examination Phase (Video)

10m

Examination
Overview of Data Collection (Video)

25m

Data Collection
Overview of DFIR (Video)

17m

Digital Forensics Incident Response: Overview
Artifact Overview (Video)

30m

Analysis
Windows NTFS: $MFT (Video)

9m

Windows Artifacts
Lab #8: Memory Forensics

0m

Memory
Capstone Lab Activity

1m

Capstone
Working with Powershell (Text)

5m

Analysis
Disk Analysis Process (Video)

1m

Analysis
Examination Phase (Text)

5m

Examination
Ways We Connect and Support You

2m

What is DFIR?
People, Process, and Technology (Text)

2m

Digital Forensics Incident Response: Overview
Lab #3: $MFT Parsing (Overview Video)

9m

Windows Artifacts
Lab #2: Artifact Collection

0m

Examination
Capstone Summary Video

1m

Capstone
NTFS Examination Lab (Video)

1m

Windows Artifacts
Artifact Collection (Reading)

1m

Examination
Lab #5: Registry Analysis (Overview Video)

2m

Analysis
Course Description

Created for learners to be able to analyze and triage Windows systems (including specific artifacts and indicators of compromise) and review Operating Systems at a detailed level. This course allows learners a chance to applying critical thinking to various steps of forensics investigations (of Windows based systems) and communicate those findings to stakeholders and executive leadership.

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Instructors

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Learn core concepts and get hands-on with key skills.

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Exercise your problem-solving and creative thinking skills with security-centric puzzles

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Assess your knowledge and skills to identify areas for improvement and measure your growth

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Put your skills to the test in virtual labs, challenges, and simulated environments.

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Track your skills development from lesson to lesson using the Cybrary Skills Tracker.

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Connect with peers and mentors through our supportive community of cybersecurity professionals.

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DFIR Operator Series: Windows Forensics 101

Created for learners to analyze and triage Windows systems (including artifacts and indicators of compromise) and review Operating Systems at a detailed level. Allows learners to apply critical thinking to various steps of forensics investigations (of Windows based systems) and communicate those findings to stakeholders and executive leadership.
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Course Description

Created for learners to be able to analyze and triage Windows systems (including specific artifacts and indicators of compromise) and review Operating Systems at a detailed level. This course allows learners a chance to applying critical thinking to various steps of forensics investigations (of Windows based systems) and communicate those findings to stakeholders and executive leadership.

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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.
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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.
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Focused on building and operating information systems.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
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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
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