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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

Tool validation

Earlier, we discussed potential attacks on you, your exam, and your findings. The opposing counsel will focus on how you did the exam and what tools you used to perform the exam. Your ability to mitigate the opposing counsel attacks is directly related to your preparation and the documentation you created during the exam. Being aware and following best practices is critical in your ability to defend your actions successfully. How do you do this? By continuing your education. The field is constantly changing, and you must keep aware of those changes.

The level of detail can easily overwhelm new digital forensic investigators as they need to know how to successfully mitigate the opposing counsel’s attack. While you need not know the specific programming or code a particular tool uses, you need to know where the artifact found by the tool is located within the filesystem/operating system so you can adequately explain it as you testify or create your report...