Certified Digital
Forensics Examiner
(CDFE)
Secrets To Acing The Exam
and
Successful Finding And
Landing Your Next
Certified Digital Forensics
Examiner (CDFE)
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This book figures out ways to boil down critical exam and job landing concepts into real world applications and scenarios. Which makes this book user-friendly, interactive, and valuable as a resource long after students pass the exam. People who teach Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE) classes for a living or for their companies understand the true value of this book. You certainly will too.
To Prepare for the exam this book tells you:
• What you need to know about the Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE) Certification and exam
• Preparation Tips for passing the Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE) Certification Exam
• Taking tests
The book contains several suggestions on how preparing yourself for an interview. This is an aspect that many people underestimate, whilst having a well-written CV, a personal blog, and possibly a number of past projects is definitively important - there is much more to prepare for. It covers non-technical aspects (how to find a job, resume, behavioral etc.). A ‘Must-study’ before taking a Tech Interview. To Land the Job, it gives you the hands-on and how-to’s insight on
• Typical Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE) Careers • Finding Opportunities - the best places to find them • Writing Unbeatable Resumes and Cover Letters • Acing the Interview
• What to Expect From Recruiters
• How employers hunt for Job-hunters.... and More
This book offers excellent, insightful advice for everyone from entry-level to senior professionals. None of the other such career guides compare with this one. It stands out because it:
• Explains how the people doing the hiring think, so that you can win them over on paper and then in your interview
• Is filled with useful work-sheets
• Explains every step of the job-hunting process - from little-known ways for finding openings to getting ahead on the job
This book covers everything. Whether you are trying to get your first Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE) Job or move up in the system, you will be glad you got this book.
Contents
Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
10
Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center
16
Preparation Tips For The Certified Digital Forensics
Examiner (CDFE) Certification Exam
33
Exam time Hints for managing tenseness
33
Exam Preparation Tips
35
Examination hints
39
Preparing for an Essay Exam
41
Multiple Choice examination tips
43
Test Taking Strategies
44
Memory Tips and Test Taking Strategies
46
More Test Taking Strategies
48
Stress Management Test Anxiety
51
Even More Test Taking Strategies
53
Specific Hints for Answering Multiple alternative Questions 54
Taking Tests
55
Before the Test
55
During the test
56
After the test
56
Exam time Hints for result driven studying
56
FINDING AND APPLYING FOR Certified Digital
Forensics Examiner (CDFE) JOBS AND EVALUATING
OFFERS
60
Where to Learn About Job Openings
60
Job Search Methods
60
Personal contacts.
61
School career planning and placement offices.
61
Employers.
61
Classified ads.
62
Internet resources.
62
Labor unions.
62
State employment service offices.
63
Job matching and referral.
63
Services for special groups.
63
Federal Government.
64
Community agencies.
64
Private employment agencies and career consultants.
64
Internships.
64
Applying for a Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
(CDFE) Job
66
Resumes and application forms.
66
Gathering information.
66
Choosing a format.
67
Resume and KSA (knowledge, skills & abilities) tips:
68
Cover letters.
71
Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE) Job
Interview Tips
72
Preparation:
72
Personal appearance:
72
The interview:
72
Information to bring to an interview:
73
Evaluating a Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
(CDFE) Job Offer
74
The organization.
74
Should you work for a relatively new organization or one that
is well established?
76
The job
76
Where is the job located?
76
Does the work match your interests and make good use of
your skills?
76
How important is the job to the company or organization? 76
What will the hours be?
77
How long do most people who enter this job stay with the
company?
77
The company should have a training plan for you.
77
Salaries and benefits.
77
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
TABLE…
79
THE INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS
79
Step 1
81
Technical Competencies Assessment Guide
81
Step 2
82
Definitions:
83
Responsible.
83
Likeable.
83
Believable.
84
Outgoing.
84
Unflappable.
85
CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUSED BEHAVIORS ASSESSMENT GUIDE
86
Step 3
87
Develop Interview Questions to Assess Both
87
Technical and Customer Service
87
Focused Competencies
87
Step 4
88
Conducting the Interview
88
Step 5
90
Background and Reference Checks
90
Making a Job Offer
90
Confirming Job Offer Letter
91
Informing Unsuccessful Candidates
91
Retention of Interview Materials
91
SAMPLE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUSED
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
92
Responsible
92
Likeable
93
Believable
94
Outgoing
95
Unflappable
96
INTERVIEWING Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
(CDFE)
97
THE INTERVIEW PROCESS
97
Planning
97
Confirming/Scheduling Interview
98
Conducting the Interview
98
Closing
99
Follow Up
99
Interview Questions To Get You Started
100
Supervisor and Manager Competencies
100
Interviewing People With Disabilities
101
Accommodating Persons With Disabilities For An Interview 102
Interview Do’s and Don’ts
103
CHECKING REFERENCES
104
Which References Should I Check?
105
Tips for Checking References
105
The Reference Check Questions To Ask
106
Supervisory and Managerial Competencies:
108
Building Coalitions/Communication:
108
Recruiting Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
(CDFE) - It Takes More Than A Job Announcement 108
Before Submitting the Vacancy
109
When the Vacancy Announcement is Open
110
Once the Certificate of Eligibles is Received
111
After The Selection is Made
112
ASSESSING YOUR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION
PRACTICES
113
Policies and Procedures
113
Recruitment Strategies
114
Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
The Certified Digital Forensics Examiner software is designed to coach Cyber Crime Investigators. Students are taught electronic find and advanced probe techniques. This track is fundamental to anyone encountering digital evidence while conducting inves-tigations. In October of 2008 CFED was redesigned into a more advanced grade and re titled Certified Digital Forensics Examiner CDFE.
Benefits Of This Course
This track shall profit regime security agencies as well as organiza-tions intent on pursuing any corrective legal action judicial pro-ceeding or cogent evidence of guiltiness based on digital evi-dence.
Example termination of an worker for a computer policy infringe-ment and using a digital artifact to support the allegation. The in-vestigator must furnish irrefutable burden of cogent evidence from the digital artifact. Without properly complied cogent evidence an attorney knowledgeable about Computer Forensics could have the case thrown out. Similarly regime or investigative agencies need to be capable to successfully bring a criminal action against or protect cases such as terrorist activates illegal pornography acts of hoax counterfeiting and so forth.
Computer Forensics was built by U. S. federal jurisprudence en-forcement agents during the mid to tardy 1980s to assemble the challenges of white harness crimes committed with the assistance of a PC. By 1985 enforcement agents were being trained in the automated environment and by 1989 software and protocols were start to emerge in the school.
Upon Completion
CDFE graduates shall obtain factual earth computer forensic infor-mation that shall support them grant credentials take hold grasp preserve and being here digital evidence. Graduates shall be
capable to confidently attempt the following professional person computer forensic certifications
NOTE The track matter and CBT is presently being updated with fresh labs and learner DVD’s.
Certified Digital Forensics Examiner Module Topics Module 1 preface to Computer Crime
Module 2 Disk Storage Concepts Module 3 Forensic Examination
Module 4 Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence Module 5 Specialized Examination Tools
Module 6 Seizure Concepts Module 7 Forensic Examination
Module 8 Advanced Artifact Recovery Module 9 Crypto and Password Recovery
Module 10 Specialized Digital Media Analysis and Recovery Module 11 Cyber terrorism and Internet Investigations
Module 12 Electronic Discovery Acquisition and Analysis Laboratory Module 13 Documenting and Reporting Digital Evidence
Module 14 Presentation of Digital Evidence Module 1 preface to Computer Crime
This is an intro to the field of computer forensics and the base for gathering electronic digital artifacts. Students are introduced to the concepts situations and personalities they may encounter while investigating a computer event.
Origins of Computer Forensic scientific discipline Criminal and civil incidents
Types of computer hoax incidents Internal and external threats Investigative challenges
Module 2 Disk Storage Concepts
Having a well defined know-how of how data is stored is having the upper hand during any probe. Microsoft operating systems have a characterized by order and planning manner of storing data that is unknown to most end users. Here you shall memorize tough drive
Operating systems and data file structures Disk storage methods
OS procedures involving data file alphabetical list of names and addresses creative activity
Disk based media data file storage concepts Slack space the recuperation of digital evidence
File management and data file data data formatting concepts Module 3 Computer Forensics
This is a detailed inspection of norm and advanced procedures and how you can effectively implement these procedures into your organization. This part covers the advanced procedures necessary to conduct an accurate and carefully documented computer fo-rensic test. Advanced methods of computer fofo-rensic protocols are implemented.
Application of scientific methods
Three enormous categories of digital evidence Four cardinal rules of Computer Forensics ALPHA 5 system
Best practices the twenty steps
Module 4 Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence
Students memorize recuperation methods of digital artifacts from various data file structures and benefit an summary of dissimilar operating systems and data file structures encountered. Exercises detail what to see for as well as the various techniques for retrieving the intelligence in a forensically auditory event way.
The digital possession process
Procedures being used in digital duplication Digital authentication types
Identifying types of digital evidence attacks Digital evidence classification comparison Identify types of digital evidence clues
Identify aspects of a Computer Forensic behavioral test Module 5 Specialized Examination Tools
Multiple software and computer hardware solutions are covered during this meeting. Students memorize the numerous tools
obtain-able to them in a vendor of no distinctive quality environment. A well defined know-how of what the tools do and how they work is presented in layman’s conditions.
Forensic tools computer hardware software obtainable Forensic Tool Kit
FTK WinHe
Module 6 Seizure Concepts
Proper seizure of digital media is the begin of every computer probe. Students memorize the correct protocol relating to treat-ment of evidence.
Digital event state of affairs appraisal
Procedures necessary to safe digital evidence
Protocols needed establishing a number of similar establishments of hold and submitting items as digital evidence
Identification of equipment encountered during a digital event state of affairs
Module 7 Forensic Examination
Covers the advanced procedures necessary to conduct an accu-rate and carefully documented computer forensic test. Advanced methods of computer forensic protocols are implemented includ-ing involvinclud-ing the body evidence recuperation.
Pre examination test job
Computer Forensic duplication types Digital evidence processing methods
Digital data extraction techniques from nontraditional areas of digital media
Module 8 Advanced Artifact Recovery
A hands on research lab where students conduct an advanced forensic test of digital media. The focus of this unit of instruction is to utilize advanced automated tools for the recuperation of digital ar-tifacts that are unattainable by following accepted customs meth-ods. There are many concerned with actual use or practice
