Advanced Memory forensics Mastery
RCCE students will learn volatile memory acquisition and analysis including RAM capture techniques, process enumeration, network connection analysis, code injection detection, rootkit discovery, and malware artifact extraction from memory. RCCE students will learn to use memory forensics tools to acquire memory images from live systems, analyze process trees for suspicious parent-child relationships, detect hidden and injected processes, extract encryption keys and credentials from memory, identify command and control communications, reconstruct attacker activity from memory artifacts, and integrate memory forensics findings into broader incident investigation timelines. This advanced mastery course challenges experienced practitioners with complex scenarios, expert-level techniques, and nuanced decision-making. Building on core knowledge, RCCE students will learn to handle the most demanding situations in this domain, developing the expertise expected of senior security professionals. Students tackle multi-layered problems that require synthesizing knowledge across multiple disciplines.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing Advanced Memory forensics Mastery
- Execute hands-on tasks for advanced memory forensics mastery
- Execute hands-on tasks for course objectives & scope
- Execute hands-on tasks for memory forensics fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for why volatile memory?
- Execute hands-on tasks for forensic advantage
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Execute hands-on tasks for user space processes
- Execute hands-on tasks for kernel space
- Execute hands-on tasks for hardware abstraction layer
- Execute hands-on tasks for volatile (ram) — covering Running processes and threads.
- Execute hands-on tasks for non-volatile (disk) — covering File system artifacts.
- Execute hands-on tasks for memory acquisition techniques
| Module 01 | Advanced Memory Forensics Mastery |
| Module 02 | Course Objectives & Scope |
| Module 03 | Memory Forensics Fundamentals |
| Module 04 | Why Volatile Memory? |
| Module 05 | Forensic Advantage |
| Module 06 | System Memory Architecture |
| Module 07 | User Space Processes |
| Module 08 | Kernel Space |
| Module 09 | Hardware Abstraction Layer |
| Module 10 | Volatile (RAM) |
| Module 11 | Non-Volatile (Disk) |
| Module 12 | Memory Acquisition Techniques |
| Module 13 | LiME for Linux systems |
| Module 14 | Firewire IEEE 1394 |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice advanced memory forensics mastery by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for advanced memory forensics mastery
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for course objectives & scope
- Lab 3: Execute hands-on tasks for memory forensics fundamentals
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for why volatile memory?
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for forensic advantage
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Advanced Memory forensics Mastery, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI