Just passed ACE (AccessData Certified Examiner)

si20

Just passed the exam on my 2nd attempt. I didn't have access to the full FTK, just FTK Imager so I had to guess a couple of answers unfortunately, but hey, a pass is a pass. Does anyone know if AME (AccessData Mobile Examiner) is still free?? I cannot find it anywhere!

I'm going to do a 2.5 year MSc in Security and Forensics starting in September, so along with my BSc in Forensics, i'm hoping I can make a push towards a career within forensics. Currently waiting on my ITIL results which I did through my workplace, but they've taken a week and still nothing yet

the_Grinch

Congrats!

BlackBeret

Congrats! I remember when I took ACE. I was able to choose which version of FTK I was running, and 1.* was available at the time with a 30day trial, so I went with that and was able to do all of the exercises. No luck when I went to renew it a year later, so I let it fall off.

greg9891

Congrats

DAVIS NGUYEN

Congrats!

si20

Thanks guys!

BlackBeret wrote: »

Congrats! I remember when I took ACE. I was able to choose which version of FTK I was running, and 1.* was available at the time with a 30day trial, so I went with that and was able to do all of the exercises. No luck when I went to renew it a year later, so I let it fall off.

It lasts for 2 years now, but I'm told that AccessData products aren't as popular as EnCase, perhaps that's why this is a free cert.

BlackBeret

It just depends. A large chunk of the EnCase clients are gov. The private companies I worked for used FTK, federal used EnCase or X-ways. Once you have the basics of forensics you can learn the different tools easy enough.

ccnpninja

Congrats!

zxshockaxz

Congrats!
I picked it up in december. I was afraid it would be super simple due to it being a free exam. There were definitely some questions on there that challenged me (forensics != my forte), so I found it enjoyable.

mokaz

Hi guys,

Could you maybe elaborate a bit your preparation techniques and tactics? What to install and test and such??
Any books and/or guides? i saw the free study guide here already; https://www.syntricate.com/computer-forensics-certification.html

thanks a lot !
regards,
m.

fuz1on

Congrats! Picked up ACE early this year as well. AME should still be free. I had to request access.

https://www.syntricate.com/mobile-forensics-certification.html

mamoreno89

fuz1on wrote: »

Congrats! Picked up ACE early this year as well. AME should still be free. I had to request access.

https://www.syntricate.com/mobile-forensics-certification.html

Thanks for the link fuz1on; this is next on my list.

Burnsie

Yes, AME is still free and should be accessible through the same login for ACE. I will tell you that it does require the software to pass. About two thirds of the exam consisted of questions relating to the sample images being access through the software. I can't imagine being able to guess your way through that portion.

Same rules apply to the AME: Two free attempts in six months.

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HappyGoats

Anyone know of any way to get a trial of FTK to do the exam with? Do they give out trials to students or anything like that? I've reached out to them with no response...

Burnsie

HappyGoats wrote: »

Anyone know of any way to get a trial of FTK to do the exam with? Do they give out trials to students or anything like that? I've reached out to them with no response...

In the past they had a trial program that could be used, but that was stopped. Earlier in 2015 they announced the "Test Drive" option which was a 20 day free trial, but that has disappeared from their website. It just results in a 404 error now:

Document talking about Test Drive:
http://accessdata.com/assets/pdfs/press-releases/2_15_-_DEMO_Program.pdf

Test Drive URL:
http://www.accessdata.com/test-drive

Other than those two options, there isn't any other way to get the software. I had access to it through UMUC and the respective computer forensic classes. It may be worth giving AD's sales people a call and asking about the Test Drive program.

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