INVESTIGATE AND ANALYZE DIGITAL DATA TO ASSIST IN THE PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION OF MALICIOUS INFORMATION THEFT AND CORRUPTION

As technology continues its explosive evolution, becoming ever more pervasive in commerce and culture, the theft and corruption of information for illegal gain expands as well. The Technology Forensics student develops mastery of methods to obtain and document digital information, determine how information was compromised and provide expert testimony concerning the information by uncovering data in computers, networks and hand-held devices; recovering deleted, encrypted, corrupted or hidden information.

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