Digital Forensics and Incident Investigation for Federal Employees Course (Self-Paced)
IDCYSE8004SP

Self-paced online training with expert support

Prove what happened, when, and how — conduct a digital forensic investigation that holds up to legal, oversight, and management scrutiny.

$1,049 12 clock hours Live Support Start anytime

This course includes

  • 12 hours of project-based training from experts
  • Answers from real instructors
  • Retake for free within 1 year
  • Access to class recordings (30 days)
  • Verified digital certificate of completion
  • Learn at an accredited institution

This course builds the skills federal employees need to conduct sound digital forensics and incident investigations — not just to detect that something happened, but to prove what, when, and how, defensibly. It's built around the NIST SP 800-86 forensic process (Collection, Examination, Analysis, Reporting), integrated with IOC investigation, chain of custody, and the federal legal/oversight framework (Federal Rules of Evidence, OIG/counsel coordination, ISO/IEC 27037 and 27041-43, SWGDE). It ends with a full capstone investigation. This course also counts toward the Digital Forensics & Incident Response certificate, which rolls into the Cyber Operations Professional credential.

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