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Mission Statement

Every organization will eventually deal with cyber-crime. Fraud, intrusion, insider threat, phishing and other cyber-crimes are now a fact of life. If you are an IT or law enforcement professional and don't know how to look for and sort out these cases -- your skills are becoming less valuable every day. SANS developed this site and the related resources to provide a 'home' for those that are focused on computer forensics. You can find advice, research, training, and other resources to unravel incidents and fight crime.

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Community / Resources

The SANS Computer Forensics and e-Discovery Community offers digital forensics professionals an opportunity to learn, dicusss, and share current developments in the field. It also provides information regarding forensics training, certification, and events.

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Forensics Course Overview

Unpatched, unprotected computers connected to the internet are compromised in less than 3 days. The Computer Forensics, Investigation and Response course from SANS will teach you techniques and tools for sucessful forensics investigations in a hands-on and practical way; for both Windows and Linux.

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Featured Training

Go in-depth into the world of Computer Forensics and e-Discovery by attending this live, virtual training course. Participate in hands-on exercises and apply the techniques learned in an immediately useful way. Act now, training begins Dec 10, 2008!

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Author Statement

"Headlines similar to these are now a reality as former students have emailed me regularly about how they were able to use their forensic skills in very real situations."

- Rob Lee

SANS Faculty Fellow

"This is awsome! We're seeing details that most people don't even know exist" - John Wright, Info Tech, Inc.
"The class provided in-depth, real world, hands-on information" - Robert Dale Drollinger, General Dynamics
SANS Institute