Advanced Digital Forensics, 7,5 credits
Start of studies
Autumn semester 2026
Form of education
Distance, Mixed-time, Half-time
Language
English
Period
2026 week 45 until 2027 week 2
Admission to the course requires 120 credits of which 90 credits must be in a technical area of which 6 credits must be a completed course in Opearating Systems and 6 credits a completed course in Data Communication and Network Technologies or at least 120 credits, of which at least 90 credits are in a technical area, and a minimum of 2 years professional experience within an area related to software-intensive product and/or service development (shown by, for example, a work certificate from an employer).
Many companies and their IT systems are affected by advanced intrusions, various ransomware attacks and or thefts of both sensitive and secret information. In case of being compromised companies need to understand their weak points, ways of intrusion and attackers’ attributes.
The course focuses on developing the student's skills to systematically investigate and analyze all phases of complex cyber-attacks (so called Cyber Kill Chain) and to track the threat actor, discover exploited vulnerabilities so that companies can securely restore data and system integrity.
Admission to the course requires 120 credits of which 90 credits must be in a technical area of which 6 credits must be a completed course in Opearating Systems and 6 credits a completed course in Data Communication and Network Technologies or at least 120 credits, of which at least 90 credits are in a technical area, and a minimum of 2 years professional experience within an area related to software-intensive product and/or service development (shown by, for example, a work certificate from an employer).
Study subject
Computer Science
Level
A1N
Registration code
D6006
Course code
DV2637
