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Cloud Forensics Demystified

By : Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Mansoor Haqanee
Book Image

Cloud Forensics Demystified

By: Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Mansoor Haqanee

Overview of this book

As organizations embrace cloud-centric environments, it becomes imperative for security professionals to master the skills of effective cloud investigation. Cloud Forensics Demystified addresses this pressing need, explaining how to use cloud-native tools and logs together with traditional digital forensic techniques for a thorough cloud investigation. The book begins by giving you an overview of cloud services, followed by a detailed exploration of the tools and techniques used to investigate popular cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Progressing through the chapters, you’ll learn how to investigate Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and containerized environments such as Kubernetes. Throughout, the chapters emphasize the significance of the cloud, explaining which tools and logs need to be enabled for investigative purposes and demonstrating how to integrate them with traditional digital forensic tools and techniques to respond to cloud security incidents. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to handle security breaches in cloud-based environments and have a comprehensive understanding of the essential cloud-based logs vital to your investigations. This knowledge will enable you to swiftly acquire and scrutinize artifacts of interest in cloud security incidents.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Free Chapter
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Part 1: Cloud Fundamentals
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Part 2: Forensic Readiness: Tools, Techniques, and Preparation for Cloud Forensics
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Part 3: Cloud Forensic Analysis – Responding to an Incident in the Cloud

Responsibilities and liabilities of the cloud and their implications for incident response

With the cloud, DIFR has become a little more complicated. As such, it has significant implications for the assigning of liabilities and responsibilities for data breaches and other security incidents. In cloud computing, there are several different parties involved, including the CSPs, the cloud customer, and any third-party providers that may be involved. Each of these parties may have different roles and therefore different levels of liability and responsibility exposures in the event of a security incident.

CSPs generally have a higher level of liability and responsibility for security incidents because they are responsible for the overall security and availability of the cloud infrastructure. This includes maintaining the physical security of the data centers, securing the network infrastructure, and implementing security controls to protect customer data.

Cloud customers have the...