Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)

Overview

EC-Council’s Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) is the only comprehensive ANSI accredited, lab-focused program in the market that gives organizations vendor-neutral training in digital forensics. CHFI provides its attendees with a firm grasp of digital forensics, presenting a detailed and methodological approach to digital forensics and evidence analysis that also pivots around Dark Web, IoT, and Cloud Forensics. The tools and techniques covered in this program will prepare the learner for conducting digital investigations using ground-breaking digital forensics technologies.

Objective

The program is designed for IT professionals involved with information system security, computer forensics, and incident response. It will help fortify the application knowledge in digital forensics for forensic analysts, cybercrime investigators, cyber defense forensic analysts, incident responders, information technology auditors, malware analysts, security consultants, and chief security officers.

The program equips candidates with the necessary skills to proactively investigate complex security threats, allowing them to investigate, record, and report cybercrimes to prevent future attacks.

Content

Module 01: Computer Forensics in Today’s World
Module 02: Computer Forensics Investigation Process
Module 03: Understanding Hard Disks and File Systems
Module 04: Data Acquisition and Duplication
Module 05: Defeating Anti-Forensics Techniques
Module 06: Windows Forensics
Module 07: Linux and Mac Forensics
Module 08: Network Forensics
Module 09: Investigating Web Attacks
Module 10: Dark Web Forensics
Module 11: Database Forensics
Module 12: Cloud Forensics
Module 13: Investigating Email Crimes
Module 14: Malware Forensics
Module 15: Mobile Forensics
Module 16: IoT Forensics

Audience

The CHFI program is designed for all IT professionals involved with information system security, computer forensics, and incident response.

Police and other law enforcement personnel
Defense and Security personnel
e-Business Security professionals
Legal professionals
Banking, Insurance, and other professionals
Government agencies
IT managers
Digital Forensics Service Providers

Prerequisites

The CHFI certification is awarded after successfully passing exam EC0 312-49. CHFI EC0 312-49 exams are available at ECC exam centers around the world.

Certification

Number of Questions: 150
Test Duration: 4 hours
Test Format: Multiple Choice
Test Delivery: ECC exam portal