FPF:UINK212 Security and Data Analysis - Course Information

UINK212 Security and Data Analysis

Extent and Intensity

0/6/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Vladimír Lazecký (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Šárka Vavrečková, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Prerequisites

Students should be already familiar with the basics of operating systems and computer networks.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Computer Science (programme FPF, B1802 AplI)
• Computer Science and Technology (programme FPF, B1801 Inf)

Course objectives

The course focuses on methods of data acquisition and analysis. Students will learn the methods used to save data unavailable in common ways and methods used in forensic analysis for non-destructive acquisition of data for use in evidence. Students will be acquainted with the tools for obtaining data from the storage media, their subsequent analysis and obtaining other relevant information from the operating system and selected applications. The tools for Windows and Linux and live Linux distributions that can be used for these purposes will be discussed. The aim of the course is also to obtain a general overview of legislation and procedures related to digital forensic analysis.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to Forensic Science. Cybercrime, security teams, forensic investigation, legislation.
  2. Tools and environments for analyzing acquired data in different operating systems. Connecting a storage to a foreign computer via adapter. Possibilities of acquiring a disk image and its analysis. Specialized environments.
  3. Retrieving data from various media and portable devices, hidden partitions on disks.
  4. Introduction to cryptography. Encryption algorithms and tools to ensure data integrity.
  5. Digital signature, certificate, secure authentication. Data protection on the Internet.
  6. Network communication security, e-mail structure. Network device security, capture, and packet analysis.

Literature

required literature
• VAVREČKOVÁ, Š. Analýza dat - webová stránka předmětu. URL info

recommended literature
• LYLE, D. P. Forensics for dummies. 2nd edition. John Wile, 2016. ISBN 978-111-9181-682. URL info
• ELENKOV, Nikolay. Android Security Internals. 1. San Francisco, USA: No Starch Press, 2014. ISBN 1-593-227581-1. info
• MARAS, Marie-Helen. Computer forensics: cybercriminals, laws, and evidence. 2nd ed. Burlington, USA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4496-9222-3. info
• SANDERS, Chris. Analýza sítí a řešení problémů v programu Wireshark. 1. vyd. Brno: Computer Press, 2012. ISBN 978-80-251-3718-5. info
• BARTOŠ, Aleš. Autorské právo v otázkách a odpovědích. Praha: Pierot, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7353-223-9. info
• SELECKÝ, Matúš. Penetrační testy a exploitace. Brno: Computer Press, 2012. ISBN 978-80-251-3752-9. info
• MOZAYANI, Ashraf a Carla NOZIGLIA. The forensic laboratory handbook: procedures and practice. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: Humana Press, 2011. ISBN 16-076-1872-9. info
• Jirovský, Václav. Kybernetická kriminalita: nejen o hackingu, crackingu, virech a trojských koních bez tajemství. Praha: Grada, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1561-2. URL info

not specified
• HUŽVÁROVÁ, M. Bioinformatika ve forenzních vědách. Science World. URL info
• Kriminalistická počítačová expertiza. Kriminalistický ústav Praha. URL info
• CARRIER, B. Open Source Digital Forensics Tools, The Legal Argument. URL info
• POQUE, Ch. ? ALTHEIDE, C. ? HAVERKOS, T. UNIX and Linux Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit (Paperback). Syngress, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59749-269-0. info
• CARVEY, H. Windows Forensic Analysis DVD Toolkit (Paperback). Syngress, 2007. ISBN 978-1-59749-156-3. info
• Digital Evidence: Standards and Principles. Forensic Science Communications, Volume 2, Numbe, 2000. URL info

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Lecture with a video analysis

Assessment methods

Credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Cvičení 6 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

seminar work on an assigned topic

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Cvičení	20
Konzultace	5
Příprava na zápočet	8
Semestrální práce	10
Summary	43

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