Preparing to be a Forensic Accountant - Cloud Forensics

Overview

Cloud computing has become a source of cyber-crime. “Cloud forensics is the application of digital forensics in cloud computing as a subset of network forensics to gather and preserve evidence in a way that is suitable for presentation in a court of law.” Cloud forensics is a combination of the varied types of accounting forensics including:

•    Digital forensics

•    Network forensics.
•    Hardware forensics

In cloud crime, the cloud is considered the object when the target of the crime is the cloud service provider they are directly affected by the act. It is considered the subject of the crime when the criminal act is committed within the cloud environment. It is considered the tool when it is used to plan or conduct a crime. This course will delve into the many concepts involved in cloud forensics. The course complements other courses in the series of Becoming a Forensic Accountant.

 

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

• Explore and examine cloud crime
• Recognize and evaluate the technical dimensions of cloud forensics
• Identify and evaluate the organization dimensions of cloud forensics
• Explore the use of cloud forensics
• Identify and understand the challenges of cloud forensics
• Identify and understand the opportunities in cloud forensics
• Explore and examine available tools for cloud forensics

Highlights

• Forensic Accounting
• Accounting
• Auditing
• Finance