CVF 2075 - Computer Investigative Law for Forensic Analysts

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course presents the essential legal foundation for computer professionals managing or working in incident handling teams. Topics include: the legal constraints of information sharing, rules for voluntary disclosure, and response to government requests for information as well as the use of honey-pots, hack-back, and trace-back procedures as investigative strategies within the legal limitations of the information technology industry. Emphasis is placed on preserving and maintaining chain of custody protocols for computer evidence.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

Collecting evidence for trial chain of custody protocols
Computer law - legal permissions and restrictions
Defending computer networks
Hacker law wiretapping and wireless networking
International issues
Internet service providers
Investigative procedures using computers
Law enforcement
Minnesota law relating to information technology

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

work legally with upstream and downstream providers
use honeypots, hack-back, and trace-back procedures as investigative strategies within the legal limitations of the information technology industry.
preserve evidence integrity by maintaining chain of custody of protocols for computer evidence
interpret and apply hacker law relating to wiretapping and wireless networking
operate within the legal constraints of information sharing, voluntary disclosure, and response to government requests for information

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None

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CVF 2075 - Computer Investigative Law for Forensic Analysts