- [Instructor] Let's talk about what you should know
before taking this course.
My goal is to help you quickly learn
essential digital forensics concepts
and develop an overall understanding of the field,
so this course has no real prerequisites.
Throughout the course, we'll be using both Windows
and Linux operating systems, but don't worry
if you don't have a Linux computer available.
You can still watch the demos without doing them yourself.
However, do keep in mind that many
computer forensics investigations require using Linux,
so it will be good to get familiar with the OS.
We'll be using the Linux and Windows command line as well
with a few basic Linux OS commands like fdisk,
cd, pipe, grep, et cetera.
Again, if you're unfamiliar
with using the command line interface,
you should still be able to follow the concepts.
I intentionally made sure
that the software we're using is mostly free
or available as a trial version.
Let's take a quick look at them.
Autopsy is an open source computer forensics suite.
Hex Workshop is a commercial hex editor.
FTK Imager is an acquisition tool
made available by AccessData.
dcfldd is an open source static acquisition utility.
Volatility is an open source live acquisition tool.
Finally, OpenStego is a free steganography program.
When you're all set, let's get started.