Advanced Acquisition Vehicle Forensics
Join us and discover the vast amounts of data that can be recovered from automotive infotainment and navigation systems and learn how your findings can be applied to your case or investigation.
Description
*Please Note: All prices listed are in USD
The Teel Technologies Vehicle Forensics course provides digital forensic investigators with a comprehensive education of advanced data extraction techniques for vehicle navigation and infotainment systems, as well as other electronic control units found in vehicles.
This course was developed with the ever-changing field of digital forensics in mind. No longer can we rely on commercial tools and automated processes. Now more than ever, it is important to be able to use advanced extraction methods for unsupported and damaged vehicles.
Through a combination of lectures and hands on practicals, students will learn advanced data extraction methods to acquire data from vehicles and vehicle ECUs.
The course curriculum was developed by our instructors who are experienced digital forensics professionals who practice these skills on a daily basis.
This course is broken down into several instructional modules that focus on various topics, proper techniques, and advanced skills for extracting data from vehicles.
You Will Be Able To:
- Use advanced data extraction methods to acquire data from vehicles and vehicle electronic controls units, as well as vehicle key fobs.
Who Should Attend:
- Digital Forensic Examiners, Investigators, and Device Technicians
- Auto theft investigators
- Accident reconstructionist
- Insurance claim investigators
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of automated data extractions from vehicles
- General digital forensic skills is preferred, but not required
- Prior microsoldering experience is recommended, but not required
- Comfort level in working with printed circuit boards
- Patience and a strong desire to learn
Course Itinerary
Day 1 Overview
- Vehicle electronic control units
- Introduction to flash memory
- In-System programming data extraction process
Day 2 Overview
- Reading memory via ISP
- Using Kali Linux
- Recognizing QNX file systems
Day 3 Overview
- Chip removal and reattachment process
- Reading memory with a programmer
Day 4 Overview
- Disassembly tools
- Automated extraction tools
- Connected cars
- Vehicle Data
Day 5 Overview
- Unsupported vehicles
Evaluation Procedures:
Students will be asked to complete several practical exercises that will provide the instructor with an idea of their understanding of the course material. No formal exam will be given. All students receive a certificate of completion.
Included with Training
- iFixIt Essentials Electronic Kit
- SQLite Forensic Toolkit - One Year License
- Teel Tech Vehicle Forensics Certification
- 40 hours of instruction
Laptop Requirements
- Windows PC with two (2) USB A ports.
- Windows OS
- macOS with Bootcamp Windows
- macOS alone will not work (No Virtual Machines)
- 8GB RAM (minimum)
- 100GB storage (minimum)
- You must have admin rights or have the admin password for software installation.
- NOTE: ALL Windows updates should be done prior to class.