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Learn Computer Forensics – 2nd edition - Second Edition

By : William Oettinger
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Learn Computer Forensics – 2nd edition - Second Edition

By: William Oettinger

Overview of this book

Computer Forensics, being a broad topic, involves a variety of skills which will involve seizing electronic evidence, acquiring data from electronic evidence, data analysis, and finally developing a forensic report. This book will help you to build up the skills you need to work in a highly technical environment. This book's ideal goal is to get you up and running with forensics tools and techniques to successfully investigate crime and corporate misconduct. You will discover ways to collect personal information about an individual from online sources. You will also learn how criminal investigations are performed online while preserving data such as e-mails, images, and videos that may be important to a case. You will further explore networking and understand Network Topologies, IP Addressing, and Network Devices. Finally, you will how to write a proper forensic report, the most exciting portion of the forensic exam process. By the end of this book, you will have developed a clear understanding of how to acquire, analyze, and present digital evidence, like a proficient computer forensics investigator.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Index

Case studies

The following case studies are snapshots of what you may see during administrative or judicial proceedings. Be advised that there will be many proceedings where the court (or an official of the proceeding) will not release the digital evidence to anyone outside of the proceeding. Potential explanations can include the digital evidence that will contain contraband, such as child exploitation material (CEM), also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or it may contain sensitive information, and the court has ruled to keep the material private.

Dennis Rader

One of the first national cases dealing with digital evidence I became aware of when I started my forensic training was the Bind Torture Kill (BTK) serial killer Dennis Rader.

Initially, as a youth Rader had sexual fantasies about women that he considered trapped and helpless. Rader also exhibited other troubling behavior such as killing and torturing small animals and voyeuristic behavior by spying...