Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Focus on Network Forensics

Overview

Network forensics - defined as the investigation of network traffic patterns and data captured in transit between computing devices - can provide insight into the source and extent of an attack. It is used in forensic accounting and with the expansion of information technology it has become a growing field.

Network forensics is a relatively new field of forensic science. Computing has become network centric. Data is now available outside of disk-based digital evidence. Network forensics can be performed as a standalone investigation or alongside a computer forensics analysis. When used alongside a computer forensic analysis it is used to reveal links between digital devices or reconstruct how a crime was committed.

Network investigations deal with volatile and dynamic information and is a sub-branch of digital forensics. It relates to the monitoring and analysis of computer network traffic for information gathering, legal evidence, or intrusion detection. This course is a complement to our other courses in the series on becoming a forensic accountant.

Highlights

Forensic Accounting
Accounting
Auditing
Finance

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Accountants, Finance Professionals, Auditors

Objectives

Explore the basics of network forensic analysis
Discover and examine how web protocols impact network forensic analysis
Explore and examine how file transfer protocols impact network forensic analysis
Identify and understand encrypted traffic analysis
Explore wireless forensics
Explore mobile forensics
Identify and understand network analysis tools