BCFE — Basic Computer Forensic Examiner course
IACIS's two-week foundational forensics course, which is the usual way candidates satisfy the training hours the CFCE certification requires before they can begin it.
Type: Bootcamp & intensiveLaw enforcement & investigatorsCareer changers
Offered by IACIS
The facts
- Cost
- €4,800 for the October 2026 Budapest delivery, as listed on IACIS's training calendar. Pricing varies by delivery and location, and US deliveries are priced separately — check the calendar for the session you want.Figure read 2026-09-12 from www.iacis.com/training
- Prerequisites
- IACIS membership. The course is aimed at investigators and examiners beginning in computer forensics.
- Format
- Two weeks of instructor-led classroom training, about 76 hours, hands-on throughout.
- Length
- Two weeks, 76 hours.
- Renewal
- No renewal or recertification requirement is published for this entry.
- Accreditation
- The course itself is not accredited. The CFCE certification it feeds into is FSAB-accredited.
- Who it suits
- Someone starting in forensics who intends to take the CFCE and wants the training hours and the method taught by the same body that certifies them.
- Audience
- Law enforcement & investigators · Career changers
- Official page
- www.iacis.com/training
Strengths
- Satisfies the CFCE training prerequisite in one go, which is the cleanest route onto that credential.
- Two weeks of hands-on classroom time is far more contact than a typical five-day vendor course.
- Substantially cheaper per contact hour than the SANS immersion courses.
Limitations
- Delivered on a fixed calendar at fixed locations, so it requires two consecutive weeks away and, frequently, international travel.
- Membership in a law-enforcement-focused organisation is a gate, and non-LE applicants enter through the Associate tier.
- Foundational by name and by design; it will not cover mobile, cloud or malware work, each of which needs separate training.
- Pricing is quoted per delivery and in local currency, so the figure a reader sees depends entirely on which session they look at.
Sources
Costs, prerequisites and exam formats in this field change often, and several providers price by region, cohort or employer agreement. Every figure on this page carries the date it was read and a link to the page it was read from. Confirm current terms with the provider before you spend anything.