{"podcast":{"title":"CyberCode Academy","slug":"cybercode-academy-7578615","podcast_index_feed_id":7578615,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6790974/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cybercode-academy--6790974","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5f51ccc7b22fdba95149ffa6346f1533.jpg","author":"CyberCode Academy","episode_count":297,"summary":"Welcome to CyberCode Academy — your audio classroom for Programming and Cybersecurity. 🎧 Each course is divided into a series of short, focused episodes that take you from beginner to advanced level — one lesson at a time. From Python and web development to ethical hacking and digital defense, our content transforms complex concepts into simple, engaging audio learning. Study anywhere, anytime — and level up your skills with CyberCode Academy. 🚀 Learn. Code. Secure. You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms: https://linktr.ee/cybercode_academy","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T14:17:20.596630+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybercode-academy-7578615"},"episode":{"title":"Course 36 - Windows Forensics and Tools | Episode 15: Uncovering Digital Evidence from Headers and Servers","slug":"course-36-windows-forensics-and-tools-episode-15-uncovering-digital-evidence-from-headers-and-servers","published_at":"2026-06-13T06:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybercode-academy-7578615/course-36-windows-forensics-and-tools-episode-15-uncovering-digital-evidence-from-headers-and-servers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybercode-academy-7578615","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/course-36-windows-forensics-and-tools-episode-15-uncovering-digital-evidence-from-headers-and-servers--72013816","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72013816/how_email_headers_expose_cyber_criminals.mp3","summary":"In this lesson, you’ll learn about: email forensics and how investigators trace the origin and authenticity of emails using technical artifacts and server data1. What Is Email Forensics?Email forensics is the process of analyzing emails to: Identify the real sender Detect tampering or spoofing Reconstruct the path an email traveled Gather evidence for cyber investigations 🔹 Key Idea Every email leaves behind a traceable digital trail, even if the content is altered or deleted.2. Email Lifecycle (How Emails Travel)An email typically moves through several systems: MUA (Mail User Agent): The email client (e.g., Outlook, webmail) MTA (Mail Transfer Agent): Servers that route emails across the internet Multiple intermediate mail servers before reaching the recipient 👉 Key Insight Each hop adds metadata that becomes part of the email’s permanent record.3. Email Headers (The “Gold Mine”)🔹 What email headers contain: Sender and recipient information Server IP addresses Time stamps for each relay Authentication results 👉 Key Insight Headers cannot easily be faked completely, making them crucial for investigations.4. Header Analysis (Bottom-to-Top Method)Investigators analyze headers starting from the bottom:🔹 Why bottom-to-top? The bottom shows the original source Each line above shows the email’s path through servers 🔹 What you can find: Original sender IP First mail server used Path of email delivery 👉 Key Insight This method helps uncover the true origin of suspicious emails.5. Detecting Email AttacksEmail forensics helps identify:🔹 Spoofing Fake sender addresses 🔹 Phishing Deceptive emails designed to steal credentials 🔹 Internal leaks Unauthorized data sent outside an organization 👉 Key Insight Even carefully crafted malicious emails often leave traceable technical evidenc…","meta_description":"In this lesson, you’ll learn about: email forensics and how investigators trace the origin and authenticity of emails using technical artifacts and server…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cybercode-academy-7578615/episodes/course-36-windows-forensics-and-tools-episode-15-uncovering-digital-evidence-from-headers-and-servers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cybercode-academy-7578615/course-36-windows-forensics-and-tools-episode-15-uncovering-digital-evidence-from-headers-and-servers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}