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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

Installing Kali as a standalone operating system

In this section, we will be installing Kali Linux onto our desktop or laptop as a standalone operating system. For this exercise, we will be using the bootable Kali Installer flash drive, which we just created using Rufus 3.2. If you’ve ever booted a desktop or laptop from a flash drive or any removable storage media, you may already be familiar with the process. For anyone new to the process, let’s take a step-by-step look at booting into Kali Linux. The installation and configuration of Kali Linux are the same (if using the Kali Linux Installer version, which we are using) when installing Kali onto a physical machine and a VM. So, we’ll look at the installation itself in the following section to keep things consistent:

  1. Once your bootable Kali Linux Installer flash drive has been created, insert the drive into your desktop or laptop and power on the device. If your device is already on, restart the device...