Computer hacking forensic investigation is the process of detecting hacking attacks and properly extracting evidence to report the crime and conduct audits to prevent future attacks. Computer forensics is simply the application of computer investigation and analysis techniques in the interests of determining potential legal evidence. Evidence might be sought in a wide range of computer crime or misuse, including but not limited to theft of trade secrets, theft of or destruction of intellectual property, and fraud. EC-Council CHFI v3 investigators can draw on an array of methods for discovering data that resides in a computer system, or recovering deleted, encrypted, or damaged file information.

Securing and analyzing electronic evidence is a central theme in an ever-increasing number of conflict situations and criminal cases. Electronic evidence is critical in the following situations:

Disloyal employees

Computer break-ins

Possession of pornography

Breach of contract

Industrial espionage

E-mail Fraud

Bankruptcy

Disputed dismissals

Web page defacements

Theft of company documents

Computer forensics enables the systematic and careful identification of evidence in computer related crime and abuse cases. This may range from tracing the tracks of a hacker through a client's systems, to tracing the originator of defamatory emails, to recovering signs of fraud.

The CHFI v3 course will provide participants the necessary skills to identify an intruder's footprints and to properly gather the necessary evidence to prosecute in the court of law.

The CHFI v3 course will benefit:

Police and other law enforcement personnel

Defense and Military personnel

e-Business Security professionals

Systems administrators

Legal professionals

Banking, Insurance and other professionals

Government agencies

IT managers