COURSE OUTLINE

As part of our commitment to enhancing the skills of Digital Forensics Investigators, we are excited to introduce a specialized training program on Cybercrime and Digital Forensics for Digital Forensics Investigator.

The course provides a comprehensive training in identifying, preserving, analysing, and presenting digital evidence from computers, networks, and mobile devices to investigate cyber-attacks and legal offenses.

Course Title: Specialized training on Cybercrime and Digital Forensics

Organizer: Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST), under the College of Information and Communication Technology, (CoICT) in the department of Information Systems and Technology

Duration: 3 Weeks (May 11 – May 30, 2026)

Mode: Theory + Hands-on Labs

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Evidence Handling & Investigation
• Tool Proficiency
• Investigating Modern Threats
• Legal & Ethical Frameworks
• Anti-Forensics Awareness

Target Audience

• Law Enforcement Officers
• ICT Professionals
• Digital Forensic Investigators

Course Content

Week 1: Computer Ethics in Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity Practices

• Introduction
• Computer Ethics
• Forensic Science
• Definitions and key elements of computer ethics
• Digital Forensic Investigation
• Lab: Lab Sessions

Week 2: Overview of Digital Evidence and Digital Forensics and the Digital Forensic Process

• Introduction
• Principles of Digital Evidence
• Understanding Digital Forensic Investigation
• Operating Principles and Requirements for Forensic Investigation
• The Search and Seizure Guidelines
• Lab: Lab Sessions
• Introduction
• What, Why, When, How, Where, and Who
• Digital Forensic Process: Securing Data Integrity
• In Practice: Write Blocking and Protection
• Proper Preservation and Presentation of Digital Evidence
• Physical Disks and Logical Volumes
• File Storage: Using Data from Data Files
• Operating Systems Reuse Disk Space
• File Systems
• Digital Forensic Process: Examination, Analysis, and Report

Week 3: Mobile Forensics, Email Evidence and Analysis, Network Forensics and Anti-Forensics

• Overview of Mobile Devices
• Mobile Device Security Systems
• Lab: Lab Sessions
• Overview on Email and its related evidence
• Applied Case
• Types of Email
• Email Evidence and Investigation
• Rules
• Lab: Lab Sessions
• Overview of Network Forensics
• Data Capture and Analysis
• Report writing
• Lab: Lab Sessions
• Anti-Forensics techniques
• Goals and countermeasures of anti-forensics
• Lab: Lab Sessions

Assessment and Certification

• Continuous lab evaluation
• Final practical assessment
• Certificate of Completion issued by the University

Training Requirements

• Laptop (minimum 8GB RAM, preferably 16GB)

Course Costs

• 1,800,000.  TZS per participant
• Includes courseware plus selected tools
• Payment terms: At least one week before training date

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

1. Participation fee should be paid through the Control Number/Account Number provided by MUST, following consultation with the short course coordinators.
2. For further details, contact the provided email addresses and mobile phone numbers:

•       Short course coordinator: Mr. Edwin G. Nchia

•       Mobile and Email: 0767418811, edwin.nchia@must.ac.tz       

•       Short course facilitator: Mr. Tumaini R. Mbinda

Mobile and Email: 0757318418, tumaini.mbinda@must.ac.tz