Digital Evidence Investigator Certified Operator
Description
ADF Solutions digital forensic experts designed the Digital Evidence Investigator Certified Operator Training as online learning to equip non-technical investigators with the knowledge and skills they need to use Digital Evidence Investigator (DEI) to perform forensic triage to collect and extract evidence from computers and digital media.
Course Format: Online, Self-paced
Course Duration: Approximately 8 hours
Learn how to collect digital evidence beginning on-scene or in the lab. Taught by ADF Solutions Director of Training, Rich Frawley, a digital forensic expert and law enforcement veteran. Students will learn how to get started with Digital Evidence Investigator, operate the digital forensic software, analyze and interpret the evidence and forensic results, and finish with a comprehensive report.
This course is comprised of recorded lectures, videos, hands-on exercises, knowledge checks, and tests. A passing grade is required to obtain the ADF Digital Evidence Investigator Certified Operator Certificate.
Self-Paced Learning Lessons Include:
- Getting started with Digital Evidence Investigator
- Terminology
- Triage and field use cases
- Preserving digital evidence and the boot process
- Installation and preparing a Collection Key
- Navigating the Digital Evidence Investigator user interface
- Using a collection key to extract digital evidence
- Case Study 1: Screen, layouts, and controls
- Case Study 2: Live scans and analysis
- Case Study 3: Reporting
- Case Study 4: Desktop scans and fraud case analysis
- Importing Search Profiles
- Final Exam
Digital Evidence Investigator Certified Operator online training is a Digital First Responder® Training class recommended for Field Investigators, Digital Media Investigators, Field Intelligence Agents, and Military Field Operators performing Sensitive Site Exploitation.


