[plug] Security/Forensics courses in Perth

[Luke John]

Thanks for all the great suggestions. Much appreciated.

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On 11/03/2013 11:38 AM, "Steven Romeo" <steven.romeo at me.com> wrote:

> I'm currently completing the cyber forensics course at Murdoch. It's a
> good course and the main lecturer, Richard Boddington, seems to have
> extensive experience in the field.
>
> The course isn't as technical as I expected it to be, mainly the use of
> commercial program's to gather and analyse data which, to my knowledge,
> reflect real world application. You would  be hard pressed to find any
> cyber forensic examiner presenting evidence in court based on open source
> software - generally the software has to meet a certain standard to uphold
> the chain of custody, proving the data hasn't been modified since its
> capture.
>
> The theoretical side of the course is pretty full on and he really
> emphasises and drills in the importance of good reasoning and report
> writing. All up, I'd recommend the course, it seems to prepare you for real
> life situations well.
>
> If your friend didn't want to sit through a whole uni course I'd say a
> SANS FOR course and/or vendor certs - EnCase seems to be a standard in the
> forensic community.
>
> Cheers
> Steven R
>
> On 11/03/2013, at 12:14 AM, Luke John <luke.john at osmahi.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Plug,
>
> I had a lawyer friend ask me about computer security/forensics courses in
> Perth.
>
> I've  asked a couple of people and had whakon suggested, and I was
> wondering if anyone knew of any decent courses/events based in Perth.
>
> Kind Regards
> Luke John
>
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