Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator / CHFI for Not Yet Techies

"Computer Careers: Hack into Networks to Learn How to Protect Them from Real Hackers"

by Richard Stooker, President Info Ring Press and author of Secrets of Changing to a Computer Career

The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants / EC-Council certification is for computer forensic professional investigators. They call it the Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator / CHFI certification. It verifies your ability to detect hacking attacks, extract evidence needed to report the crime and to conduct audits to prevent future hacking attacks.

The Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator / CHFI requires taking and passing one exam of 50 multiple choice questions

You must score at least 70% to pass.

The test's objectives come from the following modules:

Module 1 Computer Forensics and Investigations as a Profession
Module 2 Understanding Computer Investigations
Module 3 Working with Windows and DOS Systems
Module 4 Macintosh and Linux Boot Processes and Disk Structures
Module 5 The Investigator's Office and Laboratory
Module 6 Current Computer Forensics Tools
Module 7 Digital Evidence Controls
Module 8 Processing Crime and Incident Scenes
Module 9 Data Acquisition
Module 10 Computer Forensic Analysis
Module 11 E-mail Investigations
Module 12 Recovering Image Files
Module 13 Writing Investigation Reports
Module 14 Becoming an Expert Witness
Module 15 Computer Security Incident Response Team
Module 16 Logfile Analysis
Module 17 Recovering Deleted Files
Module 18 Application Password Crackers
Module 19 Investigating E-Mail Crimes
Module 20 Investigating Web Attacks
Module 21 Investigating Network Traffic
Module 22 Investigating Router Attacks
Module 23 The Computer Forensics Process
Module 24 Data Duplication
Module 25 Windows Forensics
Module 26 Linux Forensics
Module 27 Investigating PDA
Module 28 Enforcement Law and Prosecution
Module 29 Investigating Trademark and Copyright Infringement

These International Council of E-Commerce Consultants / EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator / CHFI certification can be useful to any IT professional interested in hacking, law enforcement and network security.

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