Technology Forensics Degree at University of Advancing Technology

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Technology Forensics Degree

A technology forensics specialist is an information technology professional who supports the military, corporate, law enforcement and legal communities in the investigation and analysis of digital data.

Students in the Technology Forensics degree program will learn methods to obtain and document digital information, determine how information was compromised, trace attribution of malicious code and reverse engineer data to develop mitigations and countermeasures.

UAT's Technology Forensics degree will prepare students to anticipate new and emerging technologies so they can be successful within the rapidly evolving digital forensics environment and the increasingly complex threat landscape.

Graduates from the Technology Forensics program will have both the technical skills for recovering evidence and the presentation skills to provide both detailed technical and summary data to interested parties. Above all, this program will focus on learning the highly technical and cutting-edge technologies affecting IT systems today and tomorrow.

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TECHNOLOGY FORENSICS DEGREE OBJECTIVES

Articulate the complexities of network and application infrastructure and apply critical thinking skills to how they affect technology forensics investigations and incident response procedures.
Identify and apply, in a forensics context, the various topologies, standards, technologies and protocols employed in computer systems, including file system formats and their attributes.
Evaluate, select and deploy computer forensic measures for the response, mitigation and analysis of a security incident pertaining to digital artifacts and how information was compromised.

Analyze and evaluate the current investigative and legal aspects of information and computer forensics, including electronic discovery, depositions, litigation and corporate personnel processes.
Evaluate and execute the strategies, methodologies, techniques, and state-of-the-art forensics tools for the preservation of digital evidence on computer systems, network systems and other electronic devices.
Create tracking processes to follow the trail of electronic evidence through digital systems, including documentation, formal reporting and presentation.

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