Memory forensics Threats and Detection
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 threat-focused course teaches students to think like adversaries while building robust defenses. At an expert level, RCCE students will learn to analyze attack techniques, build detection logic, and implement defensive strategies that proactively identify threats before they cause damage. Students develop a threat-informed mindset that drives better security decisions across all operational activities.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing Memory forensics Threats and Detection
- Execute hands-on tasks for advanced cyber defense mastery
- Explain Executive Overview fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for why memory forensics matters
- Execute hands-on tasks for course outcomes — covering Volatile data lost on power-off, Acquire memory from live systems.
- Build detections and response workflows for privilege escalation, including Acquire memory from live systems.
- Execute hands-on tasks for threat-informed defense advantage — covering Memory forensics enables proactive threat hunting before damage occurs.
- Execute hands-on tasks for volatile memory fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for physical memory layout
- Execute hands-on tasks for key forensic concepts
- Execute hands-on tasks for kernel space
- Execute hands-on tasks for process space
- Execute hands-on tasks for heap / stack
| Module 01 | Advanced Cyber Defense Mastery |
| Module 02 | Executive Overview |
| Module 03 | Why Memory Forensics Matters |
| Module 04 | Course Outcomes |
| Module 05 | Critical for APT and rootkit detection |
| Module 06 | Threat-Informed Defense Advantage |
| Module 07 | Volatile Memory Fundamentals |
| Module 08 | Physical Memory Layout |
| Module 09 | Key Forensic Concepts |
| Module 10 | Kernel Space |
| Module 11 | Process Space |
| Module 12 | Heap / Stack |
| Module 13 | Mapped Files |
| Module 14 | Tool Examples |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice memory forensics threats and detection 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 cyber defense mastery
- Lab 2: Explain Executive Overview fundamentals
- Lab 3: Execute hands-on tasks for why memory forensics matters
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for course outcomes
- Lab 5: Build detections and response workflows for privilege escalation
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Memory forensics Threats and Detection, 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