Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator
Investigate cyber incidents and gather digital evidence like a forensic pro — and earn EC-Council's globally recognised CHFI certification.
Overview
When a cyber attack happens, organisations need experts who can find out what happened, recover the evidence and bring the attackers to account. Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) is EC-Council's globally recognised digital-forensics certification — and IPMC prepares you to earn it.
Through intensive, hands-on labs you'll learn the full forensic process: detecting attacks, acquiring and analysing evidence, investigating networks and malware, and producing reports that stand up to scrutiny — all while preparing for the official CHFI exam.
What you'll learn
- The digital forensics process and methodology
- How to investigate operating systems and file systems
- How to recover deleted and hidden data
- Network, web and malware forensics
- Evidence handling, anti-forensics and the law
- Forensic reporting and CHFI exam readiness
Course content
The principles, phases and methodology behind every sound digital investigation.
How storage and file systems work, and how to acquire evidence without altering it.
Techniques to recover deleted, hidden and obscured data from devices.
Investigate network traffic, web attacks and malware to reconstruct an incident.
Handle evidence properly, counter anti-forensic tricks and respect legal procedure.
Write clear forensic reports and get fully prepared for the official CHFI exam.
Who it's for
This course is ideal for cybersecurity professionals, IT and network administrators, incident responders, law-enforcement personnel and aspiring forensic analysts.
A basic understanding of networking and security is helpful — our CompTIA and security courses are a great foundation.
Your certification
This course prepares you for the official EC-Council CHFI exam. On passing, you earn the globally recognised CHFI certification — plus an IPMC certificate of completion.
Become a forensic investigator.
Enrol in CHFI, or talk to an advisor about the right cybersecurity path for your goals.