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Digital Forensics with Kali Linux - Third Edition

By : Shiva V. N. Parasram
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Digital Forensics with Kali Linux - Third Edition

By: Shiva V. N. Parasram

Overview of this book

Kali Linux is a Linux-based distribution that's widely used for penetration testing and digital forensics. This third edition is updated with real-world examples and detailed labs to help you take your investigation skills to the next level using powerful tools. This new edition will help you explore modern techniques for analysis, extraction, and reporting using advanced tools such as FTK Imager, Hex Editor, and Axiom. You’ll cover the basics and advanced areas of digital forensics within the world of modern forensics while delving into the domain of operating systems. As you advance through the chapters, you'll explore various formats for file storage, including secret hiding places unseen by the end user or even the operating system. You’ll also discover how to install Windows Emulator, Autopsy 4 in Kali, and how to use Nmap and NetDiscover to find device types and hosts on a network, along with creating forensic images of data and maintaining integrity using hashing tools. Finally, you'll cover advanced topics such as autopsies and acquiring investigation data from networks, memory, and operating systems. By the end of this digital forensics book, you'll have gained hands-on experience in implementing all the pillars of digital forensics: acquisition, extraction, analysis, and presentation – all using Kali Linux's cutting-edge tools.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Blue and Purple Teaming Fundamentals
7
Part 2: Digital Forensics and Incident Response Fundamentals and Best Practices
10
Part 3: Kali Linux Digital Forensics and Incident Response Tools
15
Part 4: Automated Digital Forensics and Incident Response Suites
18
Part 5: Network Forensic Analysis Tools

Using the fdisk command for partition recognition

For anyone using Kali as a standalone operating system, the process of mounting a removable drive is straightforward, where you insert the removable storage drive and then run the fdisk command. However, for those using Kali as a virtual machine or VM, you will first need to ensure that the removable storage is recognized by VirtualBox. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Click on Devices in the VirtualBox window running Kali Linux, and then click on the USB option, as seen in the following screenshot, which will display a list of all detected USB devices. You can take a screenshot or photo of this list for comparison purposes.
Figure 8.1 – The VirtualBox Manager devices menu

Figure 8.1 – The VirtualBox Manager devices menu

  1. In the preceding step, there are eight detected devices. You can now plug in your 2-GB microSD card and click on Devices | USB again to see what your microSD card is listed as. In the following screenshot, we can...