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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
6
Part 2: Forensic Readiness: Tools, Techniques, and Preparation for Cloud Forensics
10
Part 3: Cloud Forensic Analysis – Responding to an Incident in the Cloud

Overview of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace core services

Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace are robust cloud productivity suites that provide a wide range of services designed to enable collaboration, communication, and seamless data management for businesses. These productivity suites are directly associated with their parent cloud platforms – Azure for Microsoft and GCP for Google – which makes them particularly relevant in the context of cloud forensics. Understanding their core services and how they relate to their respective cloud platforms will provide you with a comprehensive view necessary for forensic investigations.

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 is an integrated suite of cloud-based productivity tools, including Office applications such as Word and Excel, as well as advanced services for collaboration and secure data management such as SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive. For Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) professionals, understanding Microsoft...