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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

Drive acquisition using DC3DD

The first tool we will use for acquisition is called DC3DD (developed by the department of Defense Cyber Crime Center). DC3DD is a patch of the very popular Data Dump (DD) tool, used for forensic acquisition and hashing.

These are the features of DD:

  • Bitstream (raw) disk acquisition and cloning
  • Copying disk partitions
  • Copying folders and files
  • Hard disk drive error checking
  • Forensic wiping or forensic and secure deletion of all data on hard disk drives

DC3DD is updated whenever DD updates. DC3DD offers the best of DD with more features, including the following:

  • On-the-fly hashing (or hashing done instantly by the tool), using more algorithm choices (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512)
  • A meter to monitor progress and acquisition time
  • Writing of errors to a file
  • Splitting of output files
  • Verification of files
  • Wiping of output files (pattern wiping)

DC3DD must be installed manually in Kali...