Examination arrangement

Course content

OSX and iOS artifacts

HFS+

Live forensics of Apple devices

Apple hardware artifacts

Ethical dilemmas

Crime prevention policing

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

After completing the course the candidate possesses knowledge of:

- Identification and proper handling of various Apple-based devices

- Methods and techniques for locating relevant trace evidence

- Legal and ethical issues

Skills

After completing the course the candidate can:

- Identify various Apple devices

- Evaluate and apply relevant methods, techniques and tools in all phases of investigation of electronic traces on Apple-based devices

- Mastering the command line interface of the operating system

- Identify and manage data and hardware that is locked

- Advise on management of Apple-based devices

General Competence
After completing the course the candidate can:

- Emerge with greater insight and confidence in the professional role

- Show personal responsibility for tasks in the investigation of electronic evidence

- Identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas in work performance

- See digital forensics in a broader proactive and reactive context

Learning methods and activities

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Utfyllende informasjon:

Other (Independent study)Other (Essay/Article writing)The course will be made accessible for remote students. It is organized as a web-based, online course where students can choose their own start time and follow their progress within the semester. The program is estimated to be approx. 280 hours.The teaching methods emphasis a student-centered learning via Internet, including 10 online, on-demand lectures and the use of a virtual computer lab. In this course, students will build their forensic toolkit from scratch, which also takes place in a virtual environment. The working methods of the course is intended to provide students with good learning outcomes, and in particular highlighted the link between theory and practice. The students will work on an essay/article that is part of the assessment.A distributed online learning plattform at PHS (the Norwegian Police University College) is used in the administration and implementation of the course (PHS´s It´s Learning/PingPong).

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:

The following course requirements must be met and approved before students can take the exam:

Up to four assignments related to specific topics

Compulsory assignments

• Coursework Requirements

Further on evaluation

Utfyllende om kontinuasjon:

A new term paper must be provided and the examination must be re-sat. Re-sit examination in August.

Vurderingsformer:

The exam is oral and is a presentation with examination of one of the four assignments. The assignment is selected by the lecturer.

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

NFCI2 or similar, admission criteria for the MISEB studyprogram /  courses delivered by PHS

Course materials

The following textbooks are part of the curriculum. Which pages in the books are to be studied as part of the curriculum is emphasized in each lesson. The reading will be limited to a maximum of 600 pages.

Taylor, D (2012): Learning Unix for OS X Mountain Lion: Going Deep With the Terminal and Shell: O'Reilly Media: ISBN-10: 1449332315 :ISBN-13: 978-1449332310. http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Unix-OS-Mountain-Lion/dp/1449332315/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363720991&sr=1-1&keywords=mac+osx+unix

Hogg, A (2011): iPhone and iOS Forensics: Investigation, Analysis and Mobile Security for Apple iPhone, iPad and iOS Devices: ISBN-10: 1597496596,  ISBN-13: 978-1597496599 , Edition: 1 http://www.amazon.com/iPhone-iOS-Forensics-Investigation-Analysis/dp/1597496596

Levin, J (2012): Mac OS X and iOS Internals: To the Apple's Core: ISBN-10: 1118057651: ISBN-13: 978-1118057650, Edition 1: http://www.amazon.com/Mac-OS-iOS-Internals-apples/dp/1118057651/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF 8&qid=1381431259&sr=8-1&keywords=mac+os+x+and+ios+internals