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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

Network Forensic Analysis Tools

Here we are. Our final chapter. I believe in the concept of finishing strong, so let’s keep pace by continuing our DFIR journey with some Network Forensic Analysis Tools (NFAT), which I think you’ll find quite useful.

We’ve done quite a bit of acquisition and analysis thus far including hard drive, storage, RAM and swap file analysis, malware analysis, and even a bit of network packet analysis for the purpose of acquiring, documenting, and analyzing evidence in the hope of finding or recovering artifacts. But let’s go a step further into analyzing packets, protocols, and network communication, as they may also be useful artifacts that can aid us in our DFIR investigations.

On recognizing that some incidents and crimes occur online over the internet or even the Local Area Network (LAN), capturing and analyzing network traffic should be an essential part of our investigative process in discovering artifacts that may help...