Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to our Course on Drone Investigations

    • A message from the instructors

    • Online Course Logistics

    • Before we begin...
  • 2

    Current Landscape of Professional and Consumer Drones

    • Module One
  • 3

    Starting an Investigation when Drones are Involved

    • Module Two
  • 4

    What Data Exists on Drones to Assist Investigations

    • Module Three
  • 5

    Identifying the Drone You Have Seized

    • Module Four
  • 6

    Data Acquisition from Intact Drones and sUAS Platforms

    • Module Five
  • 7

    Drone Disassembly for Forensic Examination and Data Acquisition

    • Module Six
  • 8

    Data Locations on Drones and Connected Systems

    • Module Seven
  • 9

    Advanced Techniques for Device Exploitation

    • Module Eight
  • 10

    Analysis of Data from Drones and sUAS Devices

    • Module Nine
  • 11

    Current Challenges to Drone Forensics

    • Module Ten
  • 12

    Bonus Material

    • Conducting a scene survey

    • Documenting the scene

    • Deactivating the Rotors - Coverage Method

    • Deactivating the Rotors - Flipping Method

    • Removing battery and rotors

    • Locating the evidence

    • Locating Data Storage

    • VTO Labs Repository of Drone Data