eDiscovery Certification Council
Professional Training Course • Vendor-Neutral • Self-Paced Online
Certified eDiscovery & Forensic Investigation Practitioner (CEFIP)
Develop hands-on knowledge across the full digital-evidence lifecycle, from forensic acquisition through defensible discovery production.
Course Details
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| Duration | 5 Hours and 50 Mins |
|---|---|
| Exam Language | English |
| Exam Expiration | 1 Year from Purchase |
| Study Guide | eCourseware / Self-paced online |
Detailed Course Outline
The course covers the subject areas below, based on the detailed curriculum published for this programme.
Course Overview
- Overview of Digital Forensics: definition, history and evolution
1 – Introduction to Digital Forensics and eDiscovery
- eDiscovery role in legal and compliance processes
- Differences and synergies between digital forensics and eDiscovery
- Importance of digital evidence in modern investigations
- Real-world cybercrime and litigation case studies
- Quiz
2 – Legal and Ethical Frameworks
- Key laws and regulations
- Legal admissibility of digital evidence
- Ethical considerations
- Cross-border investigations
- Compliance obligations
- Risk management
- Quiz
3 – The Digital Forensics Investigation Process
- Phases of investigation
- Incident-response basics
- Forensic readiness
- Case management
- Forensic documentation
- Contingency planning
- Quiz
4 – Data Acquisition and Preservation
- Types of data acquisition
- Protection techniques
- Imaging methods
- Sanitization and validation
- Metadata preservation
- Legal holds
- Quiz
5 – File Systems and Storage Media
- File systems
- Forensic value of disk structure
- RAID, NAS and SAN forensics
- Cloud storage
- Encoding standards
- Data carving
- Quiz
6 – Forensic Analysis Techniques
- Keyword searching
- Timeline analysis
- Browser forensics
- Hash analysis
- Pattern recognition
- Steganography detection
- Quiz
7 – Operating System Forensics
- Windows forensics overview
- Linux forensics
- macOS forensics
- Booting processes
- Memory forensics
- Cross-platform tools
- Quiz
8 – Network and Email Forensics
- Network protocols
- Log analysis
- Email forensics
- Web-application investigations
- Wireless forensics
- Dark-web forensics
- Quiz
9 – Mobile and IoT Forensics
- Mobile-device overview
- Mobile data extraction
- App forensics
- GPS and location data
- IoT forensics
- SIM and cellular forensics
- Quiz
10 – Malware and Advanced Threat Forensics
- Malware types
- Static malware analysis
- Dynamic malware analysis
- Anti-forensic techniques
- APT investigations
- Incident-response integration
- Quiz
11 – eDiscovery Processes and Tools
- eDiscovery workflow
- Data mapping
- ESI processing
- TAR and predictive coding
- Cost containment
- Load-file creation
- Quiz
12 – Forensic Tools and Technologies
- Open-source tools
- Commercial tools
- eDiscovery platforms
- Hardware tools
- Tool validation
- AI in forensics
- Quiz
13 – Database and Specialized Forensics
- Database forensics
- Multimedia forensics
- Social media forensics
- Vehicle and drone forensics
- Financial forensics
- OSINT integration
- Quiz
14 – Reporting, Presentation and Courtroom Skills
- Report writing
- Expert testimony
- Visual aids
- Cross-examination
- Continuous professional development
- Quiz
Ready to start the CEFIP training course?
Course fee: $149 • Self-paced online eCourseware