Digital Forensics Techniques for Embedded Systems

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Overview

Digital Forensics Techniques for Embedded Systems

Course Description

Take a systematic approach. In Digital Forensics Techniques for Embedded Systems, you will explore the forensic investigation of the combination of traditional workstations, embedded systems, networks, and system busses. The course reviews the similarities and differences between commodity PCs and embedded systems. You will gain knowledge of a wide variety of forensic evidence data sources from all classes of systems, as well methods of data acquisition, evidence extraction, and analysis using a wide variety of tools (both commercial and open-source).

Course Content

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

  • Embedded systems as cyber-physical systems
  • Embedded systems data sources

DATA CONCEPTS

  • Principles and definitions
  • Data organization and basic types
  • Data structures

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

  • Digital processing components
  • Memory devices
  • Programming and interfacing with embedded systems
  • Embedded software

DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING

  • Data triage
  • System preservation
  • Data ingest and analysis with autopsy
  • Embedded system instrumentation and acquisition
  • Tools and techniques for embedded data analysis

NETWORKS AND BUSSES

  • Common network and bus types
  • Ethernet
  • USB
  • CAN bus

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

  • Network traffic analysis
  • Bus traffic analysis
  • RF/wireless traffic analysis

INCIDENT RESPONSE

  • Walk-through of an example Embedded System incident response leveraging all topics previously discussed
Requirements & Materials
Important Information

This course requires completion of an access eligibility form. Please make sure you read the Course Restrictions section below before registering for this course. 

Materials

Provided

  • Laptop to use during class
Course Restrictions

This course is restricted to US citizens who are industrial and/or government employees and complete the Access Eligibility Form. Eligibility questions should be directed to 404-407-6661. Attendees must fax the Access Eligibility Form to 404-407-8691 or RShelp@gtri.gatech.edu

Session Details

  • Special Discounts: Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) employees are eligible to receive a discount.  If you are a GTRI employee, please go to the Organizational Development website and look for the coupon code under GT Professional Development. Review coupon instructions for more information.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for military, law enforcement, and IT professionals responsible for incident response, failure analysis, and digital investigations.

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What You Will Learn

  • Digital forensics foundations and disk-based forensics
  • Forensic acquisition and analysis of disk-based systems
  • Forensic acquisition and analysis of embedded systems
  • Network and internal bus traffic forensic analysis
  • Survey of advanced forensic tools and hands-on lab activities
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How You Will Benefit

  • Conduct forensic data acquisition.
  • Analyze various storage mediums, such as volatile and non-volatile memory, and data sources, such as serial bus and network captures.
  • Investigate simulated embedded system compromises.
  • Demonstrate the ability to conduct an end-to-end digital forensics investigation.
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