Learn to acquire, preserve and examine digital evidence from computers, memory and mobile devices while maintaining chain of custody, and present findings in a clear, defensible report.
The Digital Forensics Fundamentals course in Doha, Qatar introduces the principles and methods used to collect and examine digital evidence so that it remains reliable and defensible. Participants learn the forensic process of identification, preservation, collection, examination, analysis and reporting, guided by references such as ISO/IEC 27037 and the order of volatility in RFC 3227. Chain of custody, write blocking and hash verification with SHA-256 are treated as essential habits rather than formalities.
Hands-on labs use widely available tools such as FTK Imager, Autopsy and the Volatility framework on prepared case images. Learners create and verify a disk image, capture and analyze memory, examine Windows artifacts including the registry, event logs, prefetch files and browser history, and build a timeline of user and attacker activity. Mobile and cloud evidence are introduced, and each exercise ends with written notes. The course is also available as an in-house program for organizations developing internal investigation capability.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Explain the digital forensic process and principles of evidence admissibility
Preserve evidence using chain of custody, write blockers and hash verification
Acquire forensic disk images and volatile memory following the order of volatility
Analyze Windows file system, registry, event log and browser artifacts
Build activity timelines and recover deleted files with forensic tools
Write clear, objective forensic reports suitable for management or legal review
This course is aimed at professionals who may need to collect or examine digital evidence during investigations.
Incident responders and SOC analysts
IT and system administrators supporting investigations
Internal audit, fraud and compliance investigators
Law enforcement and public sector investigators new to digital evidence
Information security officers
Digital forensics versus incident response
Identification, preservation, collection, examination, analysis and reporting
Evidence admissibility, ISO/IEC 27037 and legal considerations
Chain of custody documentation
Order of volatility based on RFC 3227
Write blockers and forensic imaging with FTK Imager
Verifying images with MD5 and SHA-256 hashes
Live response and memory capture
NTFS structures, metadata and deleted file recovery
Registry hives, user activity and USB device history
Event logs, prefetch, LNK files and jump lists
Case analysis with Autopsy
Memory analysis with the Volatility framework
Processes, network connections and injected code in memory
Packet captures and log evidence
Introduction to mobile device and cloud evidence
Building and interpreting super timelines
Correlating artifacts to reconstruct events
Writing objective, reproducible forensic reports
Presenting findings to management and legal teams
As Qatar's government, financial, energy and healthcare sectors digitize their operations, more investigations, from cyber incidents to fraud and policy breaches, depend on digital evidence. Handling that evidence correctly protects an organization's ability to take disciplinary, legal or regulatory action. National cybersecurity guidance stresses sound incident handling, and building local forensic skills supports Qatar National Vision 2030's commitment to developing specialist expertise within the national workforce.
Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.
It is a foundation-level, lab-based course in Doha that teaches how to acquire, preserve and analyze digital evidence from disks, memory and Windows systems, maintain chain of custody, build timelines and write forensic reports, using tools such as FTK Imager, Autopsy and Volatility.
Incident responders, SOC analysts, IT administrators who support investigations, internal audit and fraud investigators, public sector investigators new to digital evidence and information security officers. Comfort with Windows administration and basic file system concepts is recommended.
No. It builds sound foundational skills in evidence handling and analysis, which are important for any investigation. Acting as an expert witness requires further experience and depends on the requirements of the relevant court, so participants should treat this course as a first step.
Yes. It can be delivered at your premises or online and tailored to your sector, your investigation types and internal procedures, and your schedule. Contact Leaders Training Center to plan an in-house program for your team.
Tell us a little about yourself and an advisor will contact you about batch timings, fees and eligibility. No obligation.
Sat–Thu: 09:00–22:00Fri: 08:00–22:00
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