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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

Performing a Full DFIR Analysis with the Autopsy 4 GUI

As we previously learned in Chapter 12, Autopsy Forensic Browser, when we used the Autopsy forensic browser, which comes with Kali Linux, Autopsy is quite a powerful tool when it comes to automated evidence and file analysis. However, the Autopsy forensic browser has some limitations, especially as it is older and not as frequently updated as the Graphical User Interface (GUI) version. The Autopsy forensic browser has been at version 2.2 for many years, whereas the Autopsy GUI is currently, at the time of writing, up to version 4.19.

In this chapter, we will focus on the Autopsy v4 GUI (also called the Autopsy 4 GUI) and analyze the very same file used in the previous chapter to compare the usage, features, and differences in analysis findings (if any). The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Autopsy 4 GUI features
  • Installing Autopsy 4 in Kali Linux using Wine
  • Downloading sample files for automated...