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Certified Digital Forensics Examiner

Mile2 certification in digital forensics requiring a minimum 70% certification examination grade.

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Certified Digital Forensics Examiner
Account and seat
Hold valid purchased or otherwise issued examination access and use the personal Mile2 account/LMS. Retail Exam Combo includes two attempts, an exam prep guide and simulator. Technical requirements specify uninterrupted high-speed Internet and the latest Google Chrome.
Delivery
Standard online on-demand access; current FAQ identifies C)ISSO-A and C)PTE-A as exceptions requiring scheduled live online proctors. Their accredited eligibility and delivery scheme is not assigned to CDFE.
Ethics
Candidates must read, understand and comply with Mile2's Code of Ethics and Certification Holder Agreement under current terms section 5.
Examination
Pass the single CDFE multiple-choice certification examination with a minimum grade of 70%.
Practical and writing
Seventeen labs and instructor-led/self-study/virtual formats are training options in the same outline. Exam Information defines one multiple-choice examination without a separate scored practical, performance or writing examination; no lab is invented as an examination leaf.
Training and prerequisites
Course completion is not required. One year of computer experience, Mile2's C)SP course and Foundational Course Pack appear as suggested prerequisites, not mandatory certifications. No prerequisite investigation or production is created.
Validity
Initial certification route only. The outline describes a three-year individual certification expiry, not a retirement boundary for the exam. No examination-version deadline was located; no date is invented from access periods or requested availability windows.

Certified Digital Forensics Examiner

Provider
Mile2
Format
Online multiple-choice examination through the candidate's Mile2 account; standard on-demand access, distinct from the live-proctored -A offerings.
Exam questions
Total questions: 100.
Time limit
Approximately 2 hours
Passing score
Minimum grade of 70%
Examination outline
  • Computer Forensics Incidents
    • Origins of digital forensic science
    • Legal System
    • Types of Cybercrime Incidents
    • Internal and external threats
  • Computer Forensic Investigative Theory
    • Investigative Theory
    • Investigative Concepts
    • Behavioral evidence analysis (BEA) & Equivocal Forensic Analysis (EFA)
  • Computer Forensic Prerequisites and Standards
    • Investigative Prerequisites
    • Scene Management
    • Industry Standards
  • Computer Forensic Investigative Process
    • Foundations of the Digital Forensics Process
    • Identification & Scope
    • Collection & Preservation
    • Examination
    • Analysis & Interpretation
    • Documentation & Interim Reporting
    • Quality Control & Review
  • Forensic Examination/Evidence Protocols
    • Science Applied to Forensics
    • Digital Evidence Categories
    • Evidence Admissibility
  • Digital Acquisition and Analysis Tools
    • Acquisition Procedures
    • Computer forensics field triage process model (CFFTPM)
    • Evidence Authentication
    • Forensic Tools
    • AI and Forensics
  • Disks and Storages
    • Disk OS and Filesystems
    • Spinning Disks Forensics
    • SSD Forensics (IoT-Mention)
    • Cloud Storage
    • Handling Damaged Drives
  • Live Acquisitions
    • Live Acquisition
    • Windows Acquisition
    • MacOS Acquisition
    • Linux/UNIX Acquisition
    • Cloud/Virtualization Acquisition
  • Windows Forensics
    • Windows Event Viewer Overview
    • EVTX and EVT Logs
    • Logs Analysis to Identify Breaches and Attacks
  • Linux Forensics
    • Linux Artifacts
  • MAC Forensics
    • OSX Artifacts
  • Specialized Artifact Recovery
    • Windows Components with Investigative Interest
    • Files Containing Historical Information
    • Web Forensics
    • Memory Forensics
  • Advanced Search Strings and File Signatures
    • Search Strings
    • REGEX (Regular Expressions)
    • Files Signatures (Formats, Headers, and HEX Analysis)
  • Mobile Forensics
    • Forensic Process
    • Tools
    • IoT and Wearables
    • Legal Considerations
  • eDiscovery
    • eDiscovery
    • Laws and Regulations
    • eDiscovery Process
  • Computer Forensic Laboratory Protocols
    • Forensics Workstation Prep
    • Forensics Lab Standard Operating Procedures
    • Quality Assurance
    • Quality Control
    • Peer Review
    • Annual Review
    • Deviations
    • Lab Intake
  • Digital Evidence Presentation and Reporting
    • The Best Evidence Rule
    • Hearsay
    • Authenticity and Alteration
    • Report Sections and Content
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