EC-Council, an international council of E-Commerce announces the availability of the all-new Version 8 of the Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator Certification program through its national distributor ComGuard. The program will be available in India from February 27, 2012. EC-Council has been represented by ComGuard as the exclusive distributor in India.

A recent report confirms that “Cybercrime has surpassed illegal trafficking as the leading criminal money maker.” With higher returns, low risk and difficulty of obtaining evidence, computer and networks have become the fastest growing technology tools favoured by criminals.

Organizations need to designate well-trained security professionals who will trace, reduce or eliminate key security risks being faced by their organizations. EC-Council C|HFIv8 program prepares designated security professionals to track, investigate and apprehend cyber criminals from the inside and outside of the organization.

C|HFIv8  gives detailed and practical knowledge about computer forensics and evidence analysis. It is a comprehensive course that enables students to acquire hands-on experience on various forensic investigation techniques and standard forensic tools. This skill set is necessary to successfully carryout a thorough computer forensic analysis leading to prosecution of perpetrators.

Among the salient features of the C|HFIv8 are:

•   Revamped courseware with more emphasis on hands-on forensic techniques and methodologies.

•   A total of 22 modules showcasing the latest forensics concepts, forensic techniques and tools.

•   Over 200 labs, real-life cases, evidence files and forensic challenges

•   Over 500 industry standard forensics lab tools

•   Lab platform based on Windows 2008 Server and Windows 7

•   Choice of classroom or virtual lab environment.

•   Diagrammatic representation of concepts and forensic investigation techniques

•   Result-oriented, descriptive and analytical lab manual.