Digital forensics is the discovery, analysis, and reconstruction of evidence extracted from any element of computer systems, computer networks, computer application, computer media, and computer peripherals. Nowadays, digital forensics is playing a more prominent role as valuable tools to discover, preserve and process electronic evidence necessary for litigation cases. Many recognizes that modern day life includes a variety of digital devices that can be exploited for criminal activity; whether you’ve been attacked by malicious hackers or suspects an employee of wrongdoing. In fact, there are many circumstances where an organisation may benefit from an ability to gather and preserve digital evidence before an unpleasant incident occurs.

Digital forensics is used to perform a structured investigation while maintaining a documented chain of proof and facts to uncover exactly what happened on a computer and who holds the responsibility.  According to “Directors' and Corporate Advisors' Guide to Digital Investigations and Evidence” published by the Information Assurance Advisory Council; evidence of disputed transactions, suspected fraud, complaints of negligence, firing/termination, employee disciplinary action, cyber attacks and theft of data is required to support an organisation's position in legal proceedings. Therefore, business organizations are urged to implement digital forensics plans in order to identify the threats faced by their organisation that may require computer evidence to be submitted.

This training will provide an overview of the role, tools and drivers of digital forensic in businesses. Participants will examine the recent advances in digital forensics, challenges in creating forensic capability. Also, participants will discover the link between corporate governance, compliance and there implications for forensic readiness in the corporate world. 

Key topics

• Providing and overview of digital forensics as a valuable tool for enhancing corporate information security
• Comprehending the fundamental of digital forensic: What is digital evidence?
• Appraising the key factors, requirements and challenges in setting up a corporate forensic functionality

· Enhancing corporate digital forensic readiness as a component of information security best practice

• Mastering steps in an investigation and processes of a competent digital forensic plan
• Managing e-discovery and electronically stored information strategically to address the unique challenges in today’s global marketplace

Benefits of Attending

· Minimising business risk by implementing digital forensics plans in order to identify the threats faced by organisation

· Discussing and adopting best practices in digital forensic and state-of-the-art technology

· Supporting the initiative to raise awareness of the diverse interests and needs in the community in terms of digital forensic

· Ensuring corporate organisations are reliable to its customers in terms of protection of information

· Comprehending the economics and benefits of digital forensic towards corporate sector

· Discovering, preserving and processing electronic evidence necessary for corporate litigation cases

Why should you attend?

• The Middle East law enforcement is eagerly supporting the initiative to raise awareness and capacity of digital forensic, by doing so, to strengthen digital forensics capacity and capability locally and to meet international standard

• Organisation in the Middle East is committed to ensuring the security of all transaction information with state-of-the-art technologies to ensuring corporate organisations is reliable to its customers in terms of protection of information

•  Without digital forensics in the corporate sector, many crimes of the above nature would go unpunished. Pressures on information security and digital forensic come from within a corporation as well as outside. Expert claimed that, No matter how advanced your systems are, it is still vulnerable

Who should attend?

This course will be of benefit for all professionals involved in ensuring effective digital forensic planning and management in corporate organization, whether provided by external suppliers and internal support functions:

· Information Security Officers

· Information Technology Auditor

· Information Technology Specialists

· IT forensic specialist

· Head of IT

· CIO

· Computer Security Practitioners

· Auditors / Internal Auditors

· In house counsel

· Legal counsel

· Chief legal officer

· Compliance Managers

· Record/Document Managers

· Litigation lawyers and managers

· Commercial litigators

· Enforcement bodies

· Insurance Company Personnel and Agents

· Investment Advisors

· Law Enforcement

· Lawyers / Prosecutors / District Attorneys

· Money Laundering Reporting Officers

· Financial Regulators

· Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers

· Banking Agents

· Compliance and Risk Management Officers

· Consultants

· Financial Intelligence Officers

· Fraud Examiners

From the full spectrum of industries including but not limited to:

· Oil and gas

· Chemical and petrochemical

· Power and utilities

· Banking & finance

· Investment

· Government Agencies

· Infrastructure