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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

Preserving online communications

Did an investigation happen if you conducted the investigation and failed to document your efforts? Your ability to record your investigative efforts is as critical as the investigative states themselves. You have to document your efforts in the results. You must include those results which are positive as well as negative. When the online investigator is performing investigative activities, there must be documentation. This requirement requires you to either capture your efforts retroactively or in real time as it occurs.

Screen captures are an effective method of capturing what is viewed on the display. However, the screenshot must focus on the artifact or behavior you capture for screen capture to be effective. What I mean is that when a screen capture is taken, the capture needs to focus on what is important. For example, capturing a desktop with six or seven windows open does not effectively communicate to a third party what is pertinent....