Advanced (UAV) Drone Forensic Analysis (Columbia, MD)

3-day Advanced Level Course

Course Overview

This three-day advanced level course will equip you with the practical skills and competencies required to identify and extract various sources of data recoverable from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as Drones, including their associated control devices in line with approved best practices.

Using leading research and development from Spyder Forensics, this course will introduce you to the world of UAV’s and instruct you how to fly a Drone followed by best practices in conducting forensically sound extractions and analysis of UAS data for use as evidence or intelligence gathering. Attendees will learn how to collect date from within the aircraft using non-destructive processes utilizing industry-standard tools to create forensic collections of storage media that include flight logs, aircraft data, photo, and video files without the need to disassemble the aircraft or controller. Students will then learn procedures in the acquisition of application data found on the mobile device.

Once data has been acquired, attendees will master how to analyze the flight logs and user data using software originally designed to work with these types of structures, gaining knowledge on workflows to connect data between the drone application and the flight data recovered from the aircraft.

This course uses non-destructive processes to extract and analyze the data from all hardware in the UAS including the handheld device, mobile application, and drone. All software used in class can be used in the DFIR lab free of charge and without the need to purchase additional applications to conduct a Drone examination.

Primary Learning Objectives 

• Introduction to UAV Forensics
• Explore the various components of sUAS
• Learning to Fly – Attendees will each receive a Drone and be taught how to fly the aircraft
• Best practices in the extraction of data from all components associated with the device
• Examination and Interpretation of collected data
• Advanced Analysis Techniques
• Learn how to produce a forensic report to support examination of UAV

All attendees of the Spyder Forensic Drones course will take home a UAV and other hardware to conduct an analysis of a UAV.

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