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Computer Forensics with FTK

By : Fernando Carbone
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Computer Forensics with FTK

By: Fernando Carbone

Overview of this book

<p>With the increase of electronic crimes and the need to constantly audit the proper use of resources, companies need qualified professionals and appropriate tools to carry out these activities. The FTK platform, with the ability to collect and analyze digital evidence quickly and with integrity, is a great solution to help professionals achieve these goals. It is extremely useful for conducting digital investigations, helping you conduct a thorough investigation through a single tool and ensure the integrity of evidence. It is hard to find technical information on this tool and that’s where this book will come in handy, helping professionals perform their activities with greater excellence.</p> <p>This tutorial leads by example, providing you with everything you need to use FTK and the tools included such as FTK Imager, Registry View, and PRTK in order to enhance your Computer Forensics knowledge in an easier and more efficient way.</p> <p>You will be introduced to the background of Computer Forensics, which include the types of digital devices that can be acquired and how to prepare for a new case of investigation. You will become acquainted with the FTK architecture and learn how to leverage its features in order to help you find the evidence as fast as possible. Through this book, you will also learn the memory forensics technique using the memory dump feature of FTK Imager. Furthermore, you will learn how to extract some important information such as process and DLL information, Sockets, and Driver List Open Handles.</p> <p>To conclude your tutorial, you will learn how to extract information from Windows Registry and how to recover passwords from the system and files. You will find this book an invaluable supplement to teach you all the steps required for the completion of investigations on digital media and to generate consistent and irrefutable evidence in court.</p>
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Computer Forensics with FTK
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.packtpub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with Computer Forensics Using FTK
Index

Chapter 2. Working with FTK Imager

FTK Imager is a free tool that can be downloaded from AccessData on its website, mainly used for conducting acquisition of digital media. To ensure the integrity of the data collected, it creates exact copies (forensic images), known as bit-to-bit or bit stream.

FTK Imager is a powerful, free tool. It allows a preanalysis of the data, information search, and the collection of volatile data such as RAM, along with other features that will be covered through this chapter. You can download FTK Imager as well as other products at http://www.accessdata.com/support/product-downloads.

This chapter discusses working with evidence using FTK Imager, allowing you to accomplish the creation of forensic images that meet your exact needs.

You will also be shown how to operate FTK Imager as well as an overview of all the features to understand the process of acquiring digital devices, which is considered one of the most critical factors.