CSSE 490: Cybercrime and Digital Forensics
Spring 2019-2020
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Schedule
(Zoom Logo) Class is conducted as a required whole-group video chat during normal class time.
(Moodle Logo) Lesson is self-paced, see moodle for activity. Optional meeting on Slack during normal class time for questions/discussion.- Yellow Background (Lab) Lesson is self-paced in partners. Optional meeting on Slack during normal class time for help/discussion.
- All others: uncertain -- your instructor will inform you or update the schedule soon.
| Session | Topics | Read | What's Due | Extra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Mon, Mar 9 | What is Cybercrime? | Chapter 1 | ||
| Tue, Mar 10 | Investigative Process | Chapter 2 | hacking in movies | ||
| Thu, Mar 12 | Lab - Preliminaries | ||||
| Fri, Mar 13 | Lab (continued) | ||||
| Antivirus Break | |||||
| Week 2 | Mon, Mar 23 | Basic Law | Chapters 3-4 | HW 1 (DUE 3/18) | slides snl 'law' sketch |
| Tue, Mar 24 | Search & Seizure | Chapters 4-5 | 18(II) USC (S&S) FRCP Rule 41 | ||
| Thu, Mar 26 | Lab - File Carving | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27 | Lab (continued) | ||||
| Week 3 | Mon, Mar 30 | Evidence | Chapter 2,9 | HW 2 | |
| Tue, Mar 31 | Finding and Preserving Evidence | Chapter 8 | Pi Investigation | ||
| Thu, Apr 2 | Lab - Hidden Artifacts | ||||
| Fri, Apr 3 | Lab (continued) | ||||
| Week 4 | Mon, Apr 6 | Procedure and Defenses | HW 3 | Phishing for Grades | |
| Tue, Apr 7 | Network Forensics | Chapter 12 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9 | Lab - Timelines and Metadata | ||||
| Fri, Apr 10 | Lab (continued) | ||||
| Week 5 | Mon, Apr 13 | Fraud and Exploitation | Chapter 6 | HW 4 | |
| Tue, Apr 14 | Communications | Chapter 11 | email forensics video | ||
| Thu, Apr 16 | Lab - Network and Email | ||||
| Fri, Apr 17 | Lab (continued) | ||||
| Week 6 | Mon, Apr 20 | Computers: Target or Tool? | Case Studies (see Moodle) | HW 5 | |
| Tue, Apr 21 | Case Studies, continued | ||||
| Thu, Apr 23 | Project Kickoff | Project Details | |||
| Fri, Apr 24 | |||||
| Week 7 | Mon, Apr 27 | Corporate Crimes | Chapter 10 | HW 6 | |
| Tue, Apr 28 | Malware Forensics | Blog Post | |||
| Thu, Apr 30 | Lab - Memory and Search Tools | ||||
| Fri, May 1 | Lab (continued) | ||||
| Week 8 | Mon, May 4 | Image Manipulation | See Moodle | HW 7 | |
| Tue, May 5 | Anti-Forensics | Slides Techniques | Massive Data Recovery | ||
| Thu, May 7 | Mobile Forensics | Chapter 13 | |||
| Fri, May 8 | Mini Investigation | See Moodle | John Oliver Video | ||
| Week 9 | Mon, May 11 | Worktime and Check-Ins | |||
| Tue, May 12 | Worktime and Check-Ins | ||||
| Thu, May 14 | Worktime and Check-Ins | ||||
| Fri, May 15 | Worktime and Check-Ins | ||||
| Week 10 | Mon, May 18 | Project Presentations | Final Project Report | Team Dis Mmats Team Fore | |
| Tue, May 19 | Project Presentations | Team 3 Team 1 | |||
| Thu, May 21 | Project Presentations | Team 5 The Evidence Crusaders | |||
| Fri, May 22 | Course Wrap-up (do your evals) | ||||