Open Source Digital Forensic Course
Practical digital-forensics training using open-source and freely available tools to collect, examine, analyze and report electronic evidence without requiring a large commercial-tool budget.
Practical instruction built around real investigative workflows.
Practical digital-forensics training using open-source and freely available tools to collect, examine, analyze and report electronic evidence without requiring a large commercial-tool budget.
Digital Shield supports scheduled classes, agency or organization-hosted training, and custom delivery based on class size, location and course requirements.
Law Enforcement
Investigators, examiners and first responders handling digital evidence and cyber-enabled cases.
Government
Technical personnel, investigative teams and security professionals requiring repeatable forensic skills.
Corporate & Legal
DFIR teams, internal investigators, eDiscovery professionals and technical litigation-support personnel.
Build capability with accessible forensic tools
Students use open-source forensic utilities to collect and analyze evidence, examine systems and artifacts, and support incident-response and investigative tasks.
Practical Learning
The course emphasizes hands-on techniques that can extend a lab’s capabilities without depending on a single commercial platform.
- Instructor demonstrations tied to real investigative use
- Guided hands-on exercises and repeatable workflows
- Discussion of evidence handling, validation and reporting
- Opportunity to apply techniques to realistic scenarios
Training Delivery
Digital Shield can deliver training for individual practitioners, forensic laboratories, agencies, corporate teams and international programs. Delivery options depend on the course and can include scheduled classes, private hosted classes, customized programs and selected on-demand offerings.
Skills designed to transfer back to the lab.
Workflow Confidence
A structured process for approaching the evidence and tools covered in the course.
Hands-On Experience
Practice applying the concepts rather than relying only on lecture or product demonstrations.
Operational Context
Understanding of how technical findings connect to investigative questions, documentation and reporting.
Bring this course to your organization.
Ask about schedules, hosted classes, international delivery and custom course options.