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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

P2P file sharing

P2P file sharing allows users to share files with others in the P2P community. Users will share videos or music files with the community, but you can find almost any file type you can imagine. P2P has legitimate and illegitimate uses, depending on the user’s search criteria. It is a popular method of sharing illicit images and videos with other users in the P2P community. There are several P2P applications the user can choose from. I cannot give a detailed analysis of all potential P2P applications, but we will discuss some more common P2P applications you may run into during your investigations.

P2P applications allow the user to become a node on the network. When the user installs the application, they can designate which files/folders they want to make available to the P2P network. The application will then create an index of the shared files/folders to share on the P2P network. When the user searches the P2P network and finds a file they wish to download...