MSc Digital Forensics
Digital Forensics at George Mason University is a discipline addressing the collection, processing, and analysis of digital data for the purpose of verifying/validating the existence of an event of investigative, intelligence, cyber, or business interest.
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
January, August
Tuition Fee
$ 1,486 per credit
Location
Fairfax, United States/Online/Blended
About the programme
The MS in Digital Forensics at George Mason University will prepare graduates for a wide variety of careers to include law enforcement, various other branches of government, incident response, and all facets of cyber security by combining academic education with real world practical techniques and by offering advanced training in analyzing digital evidence, intrusion forensics, reverse engineering, network analysis, legal, and ethical matters.
Key Features
In the last several years, with a proliferation of digital storage, transmission, and processing of sensitive information, there has been an increase in the aberrant use of digital devices.
This aberrant behavior includes but is not limited to digital extortion, intrusions, economic espionage, child exploitation, cybercrime, fraud, terrorism, and identity theft. In response to this, digital forensics has become an important profession serving both public and private sectors.
Courses include:
- Digital Forensics Analysis
- Network Forensics
- Digital Media Forensics
- Operations of Intrusion Detection for Forensics
- Incident Response Forensics
- Legal and Ethical Issues in IT