Digital Forensics At a Glance

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Let's Do Digital Forensics

So, the news is out. TP is the first poly offering the Diploma in Digital Forensics in respond to the rapidly increasing needs to train professionals to fight cyber crimes, frauds, data theft. And yes, that includes crimes which have been committed leaving digital clues found in computers and digital devices. The diploma is also called DFS in short, Defnitely First in Singapore !

We, the ones with the curious minds will lead you to follow the digital traces and uncover more about DFS. What better way to do this than, well, searching for digital clues in the Internet.

Exhibit 1: The Letters That Follow.....

- GIAC GCFA, GREM, GCIH, RHCE, CISSP, CISA, MCSE, CCNP, Ence, CCNA Security……

Clues: We searched the profiles of the lecturers, their facebooks, blogs, diploma website and noticed that they have a list of letters just like the above or logos like these following their names. What are these?



Analyse: Google and we found that these are industry’s recognition of the competencies demonstrated by a professional in a particular field. So, GIAC is Global Information Assurance Certification, GCFA is GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst, GREM is GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware. CISA is Certified Information System Auditor, and so the list goes on…

Conclusion: Be therefore assured that students will be trained by highly qualified and experienced lectures….and, students too have the opportunity to pursue some of the certifications! And some are sponsored! Great!

Exhibit 2: Papers Published like a Pro.....

Clues: We continued our search….the School of IIT website shows a photo about a lecturer – receiving an award from Spring Singapore. But wait, isn’t this the same lecturer who appeared in some other publications?




Examine: Oh…yes, found two @ http://www.itsc.org.sg/pdf/synthesis09/Two_Face_Biometric.pdf
 http://lk.sun.com/sunnews/events/2009/openjive/photos/CDSTrio/gallery.jsp?page=2&image=24#gallery

Mr Lim Eyung, currently also in the Diploma in DFS, is also a Biometric expert (e.g. face, fingerprint identification and recognition) and wow, the diploma students under him too had a chance to be involved in research and had published paper, and won many competitions (heard that the team went on to win competitions at national and international level like APICTA!)

Conclusion: Excellent !! So students will get more than a diploma and be recognised in the industry even before they graduated.

Exhibit 3: News Article 1: What has IT, Psychology and Criminal Procedure got to do with one another?

Found. A digital news paper article which briefly talked about the course structure – IT, Psychology of Deviant Behaviour and Criminal Procedures.
























Analyse: Yes! Psychology is taught too to understand the motivation of criminals committing crimes, and Criminal Procedure for court of law purpose.

Successful digital forensic analysts are highly skilled IT professionals. They are passionate about IT as the bits and bytes help them to unravel the truth...

Here s why:

• They know how the files are stored so that they can retrieve deleted data
• They know where, who and when data is transferred through the network by analysing the network traffic
• They know what malware is lurking in the systems, securely encrypt, decrypt, writing programmes to help them search and scan registries, files, logs etc to uncover the truth, and in case somehow hacked into the system, they will trace the source and work to close the security loophole.

But wait, does that mean you must have good IT foundation to join this diploma? Absolutely not, check their website as IT foundation will be taught during the first year, just like any of their existing IT courses.

Conclusion: So, you learn about IT, security, forensics, psychology and criminal procedures. Comprehensive !

Exhibit 4: Listen to What Industries said....

Found ! - More online news and articles.




No doubt about it -
Conclusion:
Clear demand for Digital Forensic Professionals!
Looking Forward!

Scholarship, Internship, Mentorship - Through Our Industry Partnership for TP Digital Forensics Students

Introducing The TP ISACA Student Group ....

Do you know TP is the 4th in the world to have established the ISACA Student Group? WOW !!




Guess who is who - Friendly lectures with students (professionals to be) in the ISACA group




ISACA or Information System Audit & Control Association - A professional body with over 95,000 members worldwide. The members are IT Auditors, IT Security and Forensics Professionals from the industries. ISACA accredits some of the most reputable and highly sought after industry certifications by the employers - CISA and CISM !


So, what does TP Student Group Do?

Overseen by the Diploma in Digital Forensics, the group

• gets to participate in talks/seminars by industries to keep abreast of the latest trends in security, forensics and audit, carreer and prospects


• have a great oppornities to interact with the professionals, many are from companies of furture employers.
  
• learns to organise events to develop your leadership talent


• shares knowledge with peers through workshops

- participate in industry seminars, what better way to network and seek mentorship from your future employers!

- Let's do Forensics!

- Digital Foresnsic Seminar, Yes, we organised this!

More activities? Check it out @ http://isacasctp.wordpress.com


Scholarship...

Yes, we have scholarships for well-deserving students. In addition to TP scholarships, diploma in Digital Forensics students can also apply for the prestigious IDA Integrated Scholarship offered at the national level, or the Industry scholarships from the School of Temasek Informatics & IT.

Do you know - STEE(InfoSec), a leading company specialising in security for government and public organistaion, is offering exclusive scholarships for students studying in Digital Forensics and Cyber Security only, starting from 2011 !! Students can also look forward to internship opportunities from STEE(InfoSec) and many other industries. Great!!









STEE(InfoSec) signing an MOU with TP on providing internship and scholarships to students.

Digital Forensic Seminar @ TP

The turn-up was fantastic! The industry speakers shared their experiences in handling some of the interesting cases. The participants also went away with some good tips on the Dos an Don'ts in the Social Networking world. Here are some photos taken during the seminar





The speakers: Ian from IBM,


Chuan Wei from BT-Frontline, Wilfred from Tecbiz Frisman

The participants:

Khalid from Bowen Secondary School:

"I am interested in the course because of the career prospects it offers. Digital Forensics is an interesting area and TP is the first to offer such a course. I was deeply touched by the lecturer Ms Lock. I had written to ask her about the course and she remembered me. She encouraged me to do well for my O'levels"

Kenny from Compassvale Secondary School:

"My dad told me a story about fraud cases in a financial institution. I thought it was so real listening from the digital forensics experts. It would be really interesting to investigate such incidents"

Great attendance and networking for the seminar!

Cool Digtial Forensics Tools!

A taste of digital forensics - sample clues of a missing girl

Click on the picture and get an idea of what Digital Forensics is all about and how can be used in solving a crime with clues and evidence left in digital devices.

Check this out - CSI Exhibition at Sceince Centre

Digital forensics is part of forensics science. Check out this and have a chance to play the role of an investigator : http://singapore.csiexhibit.com/index.html !

By the way, have your heard the latest news?
Temasek Polytechnic School of Informatics and IT is organizing a Digital Forensics Seminar on Monday, 15 November 2010, from 3-6 p.m. (registration starts at 2.30 p.m.) Don't miss this opportunity to hear what a real Digital Forensics Investigators' job is like!

Hurry up, register @ http://dfs.eventbrite.com/

The first 50 registered will get gigabytes of secret goodies !!!

Digital Forensics Seminar for O'level Students

Hello “O”Level students

You are invited to the Digital Forensics Seminar 2010 !

I am writing to you because I know you have probably heard about this exciting new Diploma in Digital Forensics at Temasek Polytechnic. This is the first and only such Diploma Course offered in a Polytechnic in Singapore. What is this course about? Why this course? Is it suitable for me? What will I be doing after this course? Can I go for further studies? Will there be scholarships available for this course? You must have lots of questions in your mind and we hope to provide you with the answers.

Well, Digital Forensics is about using computing and scientific analysis methods to extract and analyse digital data from various sources, be it from a computer, cell-phone, GPS device or even camera, for the purpose of finding clues or any digital evidence relating to a crime.

Sounds like CSI? Read on. . . . . .

Technology has become so integrated into our daily lives today. In many crime scenes today, law enforcement agencies no longer just rely on physical evidence. They also search for clues via digital evidence, e.g. an email, a digital image, an SMS, Facebook entries or blog entries that can be found related to the crime. Many criminals unwittingly leave such evidence behind.

When you delete a file, it is not really deleted and can be recovered. When you join a Facebook networking group, your preferences, whereabouts and friends can be traced. When you Google for information, your search records can be tracked. When you create a digital photo, the time, date, GPS location can also be recovered.

Hence, it becomes important for law enforcement agencies to rely on the expertise of Digital Forensics Investigators to handle and recover these various forms of evidence. Therefore, the demand for digital forensics investigators is on the rise. For example, in 2004, FBI only had four Computer Forensics Labs. To date, they have 16 regional Computer Forensics Labs, and the number is growing.

Another reason driving the demand for Digital Forensics Professionals is that Cyber Crime has become more rampant. Hackers are stealing information, causing many public and private companies much anxiety about defending their systems.

According to a recent Symantec survey, 66% of Singapore companies have experienced cyber attacks, causing them to lose huge amounts of money. A KPMG study found that technology-related frauds have also emerged as 'the fastest growing and most pervasive category of fraud' in the business world. In its 2004 survey, KPMG found that only 19% of fraud was computer-related. This rose to 59% in 2008, and each fraud set the company back by S$4.4 million. Isn’t that a lot of money? This is why many organisations like banks, financial institutions, government agencies, law enforcement agencies, audit firms, etc. are hiring Digital Forensics Professionals. It is a growing market and currently demand is far exceeding supply.

What is required of a good Digital Forensics Professional?

You need to be inquisitive, analytical, have a passion for ITand love the challenge of solving puzzles

You would need good knowledge of criminal procedures which the course will teach you

You need a basic knowledge of the psychology of the criminal profile which the course will also teach you

You need to have good English and Maths as you must be able to document and write reports on the evidence collected, while having good logical and critical thinking ability

Where can I study this? Where will I work? Which scholarships are available for me? etc. etc….

Good – if you have these questions in mind – Come on down and join us to learn and get answers and clarifications to your questions.

Come and listen to interesting topics about Digital Forensics. You will have a chance to listen to people who are working on real-life crime cases. You will also learn more about safety measures in the Cyberworld – Nope! not just firewall and antivirus software. . . . . . .

Event: 15 November 2010

2.30pm to 6 p.m.

Interesting topics and programmes:

- “Following the Digital Trail - A Digital Forensics Investigator’s Experience”

- "Are you Safe Online – someone could be watching you"

- Course preview – Do you have any questions?

- Refreshments and

- Prizes galore !!

Register by emailing your interest to iit@tp.edu.sg or lockhy@tp.edu.sg for this unique Seminar, you can also register online at http://dfs.eventbrite.com

But…………seats are limited and on a first come first served basis. So what are you waiting for?

Diploma in Digital Forensics

Temasek Polytechnic has just launched a new Diploma:
Diploma in Digital Forensics!!

Prepare yourselves for an exciting career as a professional crime scene investigator! Learn about computer forensics and how you can catch criminals and fraudsters by analysing computers, emails, images, hard disks, computer networks and such. Digital forensics involves a scientific analysis of evidence that can be used in a court of law to prosecute criminals who have stolen information, hacked into personal computers or intruded into the information systems of companies and organisations. There has been a great increase in such crimes worldwide, leading to huge losses of money. If you have an analytical, inquisitive mind and love to solve puzzles, join us to become a Computer Forensics Investigator. You will learn to seize, secure, examine and reconstruct digital evidence to unravel the mystery behind a criminal incident one byte at a time.

More details @
www-iit.tp.edu.sg (http://www-iit.tp.edu.sg/iit_diploma_digital_forensics.pdf)