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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

Password dumping with MimiPenguin

The MimiPenguin tool is based on the very popular password-cracking tool called Mimikatz. Much like swap_digger, MimiPenguin can also retrieve artifacts running in memory by dumping memory processes that may contain unencrypted passwords in plaintext, as shown in the following steps:

  1. Let’s start by changing to the Desktop folder from our current location, and then clone MimiPenguin to the desktop by typing the following into a new terminal:
    git clone https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin

The following screenshot shows the output of the preceding command when installing MimiPenguin.

Figure 11.12 – Installing MimiPenguin

Figure 11.12 – Installing MimiPenguin

  1. Change to the mimipenguin directory by typing cd mimipenguin and then show the files within by typing ls.

The following screenshot shows the output of the preceding ls command.

Figure 11.13 – Viewing contents of the mimipenguin folder

Figure 11.13 – Viewing contents of the mimipenguin...