Course Description
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) professionals need Windows memory forensics training to be at the top of their game. Investigators who do not look at volatile memory are leaving evidence at the crime scene. RAM content holds evidence of user actions, as well as evil processes and furtive behaviors implemented by malicious code. It is this evidence that often proves to be the smoking gun that unravels the story of what happened on a system.
Windows Memory Forensics provides the critical skills necessary for digital forensics examiners and incident responders to successfully perform live system memory triage and analyze captured memory images. The course uses the most effective freeware and open-source tools in the industry today and provides an in-depth understanding of how these tools work. Windows Memory Forensics is a critical course for any serious DFIR investigator who wants to tackle advanced forensics, trusted insider, and incident response cases.
In today’s forensics cases, it is just as critical to understand memory structures as it is to understand disk and registry structures. Having in-depth knowledge of Windows memory internals allows the examiner to access target data specific to the needs of the case at hand using hands-on lab exercises.
There is an arms race between analysts and attackers. Modern malware and post-exploitation modules increasingly employ self-defense techniques that include more sophisticated rootkit and anti-memory analysis mechanisms that destroy or subvert volatile data. Examiners must have a deeper understanding of memory internals in order to discern the intentions of attackers or rogue trusted insiders. Windows Memory Forensics draws on best practices and recommendations from experts in the field to guide DFIR professionals through acquisition, validation, and memory analysis with real-world and malware-laden memory images.
CHWMFE – Certified Hands-on Windows Memory Forensics Expert
Target Audience
The course targets members of the security industry wishing to improve their forensics skills.
Prerequisites
In order to gain the most out of the course, students should be familiar with:
• Forensics and incident response concepts
• Very Good knowledge in Windows and good knowledge in Linux
• Experience in development languages
• Experience in Python