The CFIN’s Chartered Computer Forensics Examiners certification is a result of our desire to:

• Professionalize and further the field and science of digital and computer forensics.
• Provide a fair, uncompromised process for certifying the competency of digital and computer forensics examiners
• To set high forensics and ethical standards for digital and computer forensics examiners
• To provide a recognized, unblemished international standard certification that is available to all who can qualify.
• Conduct research and development into new and emerging technologies and methods in the field and science of computer forensics 

The CFIN certification is available to both law enforcement and non-law enforcement individuals who have no criminal record and who have the appropriate training, experience or are self taught.   A security clearance may be required.

All applicants will be treated equally. There is no granting of CFIN certification without being properly tested and evaluated by CFIN Certification Board.  All prospective members must meet the same certification requirements and all must successfully complete the examination process, and exemption may be granted by CFIN on educational and professional experience basis.  
       
In order to complete CFIN’s Chartered Computer Forensics Examiners certification process, the applicant must:

• For CFIN Examination syllabus, please Click Here
• A candidate may be allowed to sit for a maximum of two levels per examination diet once the Affiliate examination has been passed.
• Computer Literacy Certificate is a pre-requisite for taking CFIN examinations.

In order to maintain CFIN certification, Chartered members must adhere to CFIN Code of Ethical Standards and Professional Responsibility and pass proficiency examinations every two years. There are also continuing education requirements.

THE CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION

The initial Chartered Computer Forensics Examiner process consists of a multiple choice question and answer examination, the forensics examination of a floppy diskette, the forensics examination of a CDR disk, the forensics examination of ethical hacking/penetration testing and the forensics examination of an image of a hard disk drive .  An 80% or better average score is required to complete the process.  Once the written examinations have been completed, the applicant can then begin the forensics examination of the test media.  The forensics examinations are designed to test the forensics knowledge and skills of the candidate.

The candidate must have the appropriate tools. CFIN will make available to registered candidates a list of appropriate tools.

The primary purpose of this certification is to measure if the applicant understands and uses sound evidence handling and storage procedures and follows sound forensics examinations procedures when conducting examinations.

There are reasonable technical issues that must be resolved in order to recover the evidentiary data.  However, most of the grade is based upon following sound evidence handling and storage procedures and following sound examination procedures, not simply recovering the data.  

The Examinations will be held on Saturdays following each Boot Camp.

Exam Fees:

2.	Foundation
3.	Professional Level I
4.	Professional Level II
6.	Practical
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CFIN CERTIFICATION NUMBER

All CFIN Chartered members have certification numbers and CFIN seal.  If your computer forensics examiner's name is not within the list on this site, get their certification number and name and provide it to us.  We will verify if they are CFIN Chartered members.  If you are making an official inquiry about CFIN certification, please use the contact form.

We shall regularly conduct proactive investigations to help keep the integrity of CFIN secure.  You can help by reporting suspected or unauthorized use  of CFIN designation.
 

CFIN ACCREDITED TRAINING CENTERS

We are pleased to inform you that for quality control, we have approved Digital & Computer Forensics Associates (with offices in Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja and Umuahia) as the preferred trainers for CFIN certification and to conduct the one-week bootcamp prior to each examination diet. Please click HERE to visit their website to find out about their training schedule or log on to
http://www.nigeriadigitalcomputerforensics.com.