Advance Training Certification in Integrated Forensic Investigation & Evidence Examination

This elite, multi-disciplinary programme is engineered for professionals or students who require a comprehensive mastery of the modern forensic landscape. By merging the core pillars of Digital Forensics, Questioned Documents, Multimedia Analysis, and TSCM, this course provides a unified workflow for high-stakes investigations. Participants will learn to navigate complex cases that involve cross-platform evidence—from identifying hidden espionage devices and analyzing manipulated digital records to verifying the authenticity of physical documents and multimedia files.

Programme Details

  • Duration: 4 Months.
  • Mode: Offline (Hands-on Lab training).
  • Batch Size: Limited to 5 students for individualized mastery.
  • Location: A-525, Anthurium Tower, Noida Sector 73.

Topics Covered

  • Crime Scene Management & Reconstruction: Master the physical search, crime scene sketching, and photography techniques required to reconstruct complex incident scenes and maintain a legally defensible chain of custody under BSA 2023.
  • Digital Evidence Acquisition and Investigation: Execute bit-stream imaging and logical/physical extractions from HDDs, SSDs, and external storage using industry-standard hardware like the Tableau TX1 and FTK, Oxygen.
  • Mobile Device Forensics: Perform deep-dive analysis of Android and iOS devices using Oxygen Forensic Detective, Imazing, to recover deleted media, encrypted app data (WhatsApp/Telegram), and system logs.
  • Disk Structure & File Systems: Understand the architectural differences between HDD, SSD, and Hybrid drives, including interfaces (SATA/PCIe), connectors, and the mechanics of how data is stored across various file systems (NTFS/FAT32/APFS).
  • Multimedia Authentication: Detect sophisticated tampering in images and videos, such as cloning or frame deletion, using Amped Authenticate and VideoCleaner.
  • Forensic Video Enhancement: Apply stabilization, motion deblurring, and super-resolution algorithms in Amped FIVE to clarify obscured details like license plates or facial features.
  • Hex & Signature Analysis: Perform manual inspection of file headers and footers to detect file-type masking, “double compression,” or manual data splicing.
  • Metadata & Geolocation Forensics: Extract hidden EXIF, XMP, and GPS data to map the spatial and temporal origins of digital evidence.
  • Speaker Identification & Biometrics: Perform acoustic signal processing and phonetic analysis of formants (F1, F2, F3) to verify vocal identities and detect audio splicing.
  • Questioned Document Examination: Verify the authenticity of signatures and handwriting while identifying chemical or mechanical erasures and obliterations in disputed documents.
  • Documents Security Feature Analysis: Utilize Alternate Light Source, microscopy and other techniques to validate protective elements in high-security instruments like Passports, Banknotes, and Identity Cards.
  • Printed Documents Examination: Printing Mechanisms, Analysis of Ink and Paper using microscopic techniques and alternate light sources.
  • Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM): Conduct professional sweeps to detect and neutralize covert microphones, hidden cameras, and GPS trackers using Spectrum Analyzers, thermal imaging and NLJDs.
  • Network & Cloud Forensics: Investigate indicators of compromise (IoCs) in iPhone and Android systems, C2 traffic, and cloud-based artifacts to identify data leaks or unauthorized access.
  • Expert Reporting & Legal Testimony: Synthesize multi-domain technical findings into a unified, court-ready forensic report and practice expert defense in a mock courtroom setting.

Hands-On Training List

  1. Crime Scene & Evidence Management
  1. Execute systematic physical searches and utilize forensic sketching and high-resolution photography to document incident scenes in situ.
  2. Implement rigorous chain of custody protocols and evidence labeling compliant with the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023.
  3. Secure and package various forms of physical and digital evidence to prevent contamination or data loss during transit.
  1. Digital & Mobile Data Acquisition and Analysis
  1. Perform bit-stream imaging and physical block-level acquisition of HDDs and SSDs using the Tableau TX1 to ensure 1:1 forensic integrity.
  2. Utilize Oxygen Forensic Detective, iMazing to conduct logical and physical extractions from Android and iOS devices, including smartwatches.
  3. Recover “deleted” media fragments and extract database artifacts from encrypted applications like WhatsApp and Telegram.
  4. Identify Indicators of Compromise (IoCs)—including malicious file hashes, suspicious domains, and C2 traffic—using tools like iMazing, Console, Activity Monitor, Wireshark, VirusTotal and YARA to detect system-level breaches.
  5. Investigate Cloud Artifacts and token-based access for Google and iCloud accounts to recover synchronized backups, photos, and location history.
  1. Advanced Multimedia Analysis
  1. Detect pixel-level tampering and image cloning in Amped Authenticate using Error Level Analysis (ELA) and PRNU sensor fingerprinting.
  2. Execute non-destructive video and image enhancement within the Amped FIVE workflow.
  3. Apply super-resolution and frame averaging to clarify obscured details such as license plates or facial features in low-quality CCTV footage.
  4. Execute acoustic signal processing and phonetic analysis of formants (F1,F2,F3) to verify vocal identities and detect audio edits.
  1. Metadata and Hex Analysis
  1. Perform manual Hex analysis and signature inspection of file headers to identify masked file types or manual data splicing.
  2. Map GPS coordinates and device signatures from extracted EXIF and XMP metadata to establish spatial-temporal correlations.
  3. Technical Surveillance

Conduct professional sweeps to detect hidden microphones and cameras using Spectrum Analyzers, NLJDs, and Thermal Imagers.

  1. Questioned Documents Analysis
  1. Examine and compare Handwriting and signatures samples with questioned samples.
  2. Validate security features in high-value instruments like Banknotes and Passports by inspecting watermarks, microtext, and UV-reactive elements.
  3. Analyse printing mechanisms, ink discharge patterns, and paper fibre compositions using microscopic techniques and Alternate Light Sources.
  4. Detect document alteration and decipher indentation marks on documents
  5. Digital documents, digitally captured signature and handwriting analysis.
  1. Legal Documentation & Courtroom Skills

Synthesize multi-domain technical findings into a unified, court-ready expert report and defend the methodology in mock courtroom trials.

What will you learn?

  • The science of extracting, authenticating, and enhancing digital evidence including audio, video, and images with surgical precision.
  • Study the physics of digital media, including the structural differences between file containers, codecs, and the impact of lossy versus lossless compression.
  • Implement a legally defensible chain of custody and cryptographic hashing, focusing on SHA-1 and SHA-256 for compliance under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023.
  • Metadata and Hex Analysis of Digital Evidence for source identification and anomaly detection.
  • Detect video and image tampering or editing.
  • Speaker identification based on formants analysis.
  • Detect audio splicing, background discontinuities, and hidden edits through waveform and spectrographic analysis.
  • Forensic Enhancement of Image, video footages and audio files.
  • Execute bit-stream imaging and physical block-level acquisition of storage media using the Tableau TX1 and FTK Imager.
  • Perform deep-dive forensic extractions from encrypted mobile applications and cloud-based artifacts using Oxygen Forensic Detective.
  • Understand the architectural differences between HDD, SSD, and Hybrid drives, including file system structures like NTFS, FAT32, and APFS.
  • Identify Indicators of Compromise (IoCs), including malicious file hashes and C2 traffic, to detect system-level breaches and unauthorized access.
  • Conduct professional TSCM sweeps to detect and neutralize covert microphones, hidden cameras, and GPS trackers using Spectrum Analyzers and NLJDs.
  • Verify the authenticity of signatures and handwriting while identifying chemical or mechanical erasures and security features in identity documents.
  • Decipherment of indented marks on documents.
  • Analyse digital documents and compare digitally captured signatures and handwriting.
  • Analyze printing mechanisms, ink discharge patterns, and paper fiber compositions using microscopic techniques and Alternate Light Sources.
  • Synthesize multi-domain technical findings into a unified, court-ready forensic report and practice defending scientific methodologies in a mock courtroom.
Laxhar Lab (NABL Accredited Forensic Lab), Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh