Cybersecurity analysts and digital forensic practitioners must master the full evidentiary lifecycle, encompassing data acquisition, preservation, analysis, and reporting. Candidates implement methodologies mandated by NIST SP 800-86 while utilizing industry-standard toolsets including EnCase, FTK Imager, Autopsy, and Wireshark to extract volatile memory, disk images, and network traffic. Proficiency requires technical aptitude in file system architecture, including NTFS, exFAT, and APFS, alongside rigorous chain-of-custody documentation and anti-forensics detection. The curriculum emphasizes command-line proficiency in Linux environments, registry hive interpretation, and metadata reconstruction. Successful examinees demonstrate competence in identifying malware persistence mechanisms, correlating system logs, and executing forensically sound recovery procedures within complex enterprise network infrastructures.