Taught by people who do the work

Every DFRTI instructor specialises in analysing digital evidence and using forensic tools on real cases. That shows in the classroom. When a student's hash values do not match or a phone extraction fails halfway, the trainer has seen it before and can explain what went wrong.

Faculty have hands-on experience across government, company and law enforcement investigations. They teach with case-based lessons, so you learn the method and also the judgement calls an examiner makes along the way.

What our faculty teach

  • Digital storage forensics

    HDD, SSD, USB, RAID and NAS, and file systems.

  • Mobile and IoT forensics

    Android, iOS, SIM cards, drones and IoT devices.

  • Network and cloud forensics

    Traffic analysis, Wireshark, cloud storage and virtual machines.

  • Surveillance and multimedia

    CCTV, DVR, metadata and deepfake detection.

  • Incident response and malware

    Memory forensics, malware analysis and ransomware.

  • Advanced and specialised

    Vehicles, blockchain, AI and OSINT.

Why our faculty stand out

  • Hands-on experience across government, corporate and law enforcement investigations
  • Lessons built on real cases, not textbook examples
  • Command of forensic tools and the methods behind them
  • Training aimed at skills you can use in your job straight away
  • Attention to current workflows in AI, mobile, cloud and network forensics

How a class runs

A typical session starts with a short case brief, for example a WhatsApp chat dispute in a cheating complaint or a laptop recovered in a data theft. The trainer explains the legal and technical questions, then the class does the work: acquisition, verification, analysis and notes.

At the end, students compare findings and the trainer goes through where each one went right or wrong. Faculty also review written reports, because in practice a good examination with a weak report can still fail in court.

Not sure this is the right one for you?

Tell us your background and what you want to do next. A counsellor will suggest a course and the next batch.