Anybody take Intro to Computer Foresics -3253

[porsche4life]

Thinking about picking up an evening class in the fall for giggles... this sounds fun...

Anybody know what it consists of?

[legion]

Never heard of it.

I can't imagine what they could teach you in a semester on this topic.

[porsche4life]

Kind of what I was wondering... Going to email the department head as there isn't an instructor listed... Rumor has it that an OSBI agent teaches it...

[porsche4life]

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=Guide+to+Computer+Forensics+and+Investig ations&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=2983707451940073988&ei=OMjDS9aeAYH98AaF0OmGCQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBkQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers

[legion]

Sounds like it's an intro to run-of-the-mill techniques for data recovery and researching a person's online presence. You don't even really have to know how to do much anymore: there's software available that does it all for you.

It'll probably be interesting, but it won't land you a job with the FBI. This is the kind of stuff local PDs do (and usually rather poorly).

[porsche4life]

Not looking for a job at the FBI really... I mean my major is Pharmacy so its rather irrelevant...

Just sounded cool and I thought it would be an easy A....

[legion]

It probably would be...

[red-beard]

I have a book on computer security from the late 1970's. One of the main focuses was on fire damage and keeping the door to the tape and disk room locked.

[VincentVega]

That's funny. Keep the cards away from your cigarettes

Anyone can run a utility, but you have to know what, how and why to use the tool. I wish they offered stuff like this when I was an undergrad. I only had to choose from VB or C++.

[legion]

I'm trying to learn Java right now. It's a goofy language. It uses every kind of bracket, and strings are implemented as arrays.

[cstreit]

Legion... Ever look at PHP pattern matching strings? SHoot me in the HEAD! Good thing is that independant PHP coders are super cheap right now...

[legion]

Never touched PHP.

[porsche4life]

Exchanged emails with the instructor today... Going to see him tomorrow....

[porsche4life]

Went and saw the guy... I was not aware that the OSBI had an office on campus... But the instructor is a badge and gun weaning OSBI agent...

[LakeCleElum]

I know a guy that took a few courses like this at the expense of the Police Dept where he was a detective.....Once trained, he quit his job and went into business for himself.....Makes very good money, usually works for attorneys.

[porsche4life]

The teacher was telling me about some class they are going to offer that would end in a certification test.... Something I might look into if I have the space in my schedule...

I might be a valuable asset to certain agencies... With a PharmD and some computer forensics abilities....

[legion]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

I might be a valuable asset to certain agencies... With a PharmD and some computer forensics abilities....

Or the Russian Mob. (Why limit your options?)

[porsche4life]

I didn't say said agencies where on the right side of the law...

[LSA]

Sounds like a fun class, I'd take it on the side if it was offered around here, unfortunately it's only C++ and Java which I've taken already. Ironically though as a Cs major I HATE programming.

My programming professor called PhP Perfectly Horrible Programming.

[71T Targa]

So an SQL statement goes in to a bar, walks up to two tables, and asks:


Mind if I join you?