Advanced Applied Database Forensics (SQLite – LevelDB – ESE – Plist) – Live Remote, Nov 2025

5-day Advanced Course – Live Remote

Course Overview

Welcome to our Comprehensive Forensic Training Course!

Unlock the secrets of digital investigation and become an expert in the field of database forensic analysis. Our course is designed to equip you with the skills to navigate and extract valuable information from various database structures across iOS, Android, Windows, and Apple systems.

Students will gain knowledge of how relational databases function in the storage of records and fields of information to support a front-end application.  SQLite will be covered in great detail where the attendee will learn how to recover deleted information from Free Pages and unallocated space within the primary and journal files while gaining valuable knowledge in how Frames function within the the pages of data.  Students will learn how to use advanced scripting techniques to normalize the data for interpretation of the records.  Additional database formats will then be examined in the same intricate level including LevelDBs which play a vital role in Mobile device analysis. Students will also deep dive into ESE, and Apple Plists and learn how to recover all frames of data.

Students will examine data from a host of systems including Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone.

We will use a variety of open-source and leading forensic applications to examine key artifacts through multiple hands-on labs and student practicals.

What you will receive:

Printed course manual · Student USB  · Access to the Spyder Forensics Academy · Course certificate – Optional self-paced test post course completion

Course Price: $2,995

About the Trainer

Damien brings 12 years of eDiscovery & digital forensics experience to Spyder Forensics. He has extensive experience working with fortune 500 companies advising both legal and IT departments on all aspects of eDiscovery. With his technical knowledge and problem-solving skills, Damien is a proven eDiscovery workflow specialist and has helped numerous organizations identify cost savings while optimizing their eDiscovery processes. Before joining Spyder Forensics, Damien was a Managing Consultant at AccessData where he managed eDiscovery and digital forensics projects and provided services to companies in various industries including the Health Care, Energy, and Financial industries. Prior to that, Damien was a Computer Crime Specialist at the National White Collar Crime Center where he conducted digital forensic research and performed software validation studies on digital forensic software.