The IACIS Applied Scripting Forensic Techniques (ASF) course is a 36-hour, intermediate-level class designed to give students practical, hands-on skills to extract, analyze, and interpret data beyond traditional forensic tools.
Through instructor-led demonstrations and real-world exercises, students will work across multiple scripting and query languages including RegEx, SQLite, Batch, Bash, Python, and PowerShell. Using both Windows and Linux environments, the course explores alternative command-line and scripting techniques to uncover and process structured and unstructured data.
This is a highly applied course focused on helping investigators understand and adapt scripts rather than just run them. Students will learn how to modify existing code, build their own scripts, and develop queries to extract meaningful artifacts when automated tools fall short or when independent validation of tool-generated results is required.
By the end of the course, students will be able to approach complex forensic challenges with confidence, leveraging scripting techniques to support deeper analysis, validate findings, and improve the reliability of their investigations.
No prior programming experience is required. Students should have a solid foundation in digital forensic investigations and familiarity with common forensic tools.
