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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 in VirtualBox

The creators of Kali Linux (Offensive Security) have been kind enough to simplify our lives by creating a pre-configured version of Kali for VirtualBox and VMware, which requires minimal configuration. These pre-configured images and even the installer images, including Kali Everything, can all be installed on virtual platforms and run no differently than they would on physical machines. The advantage of using Kali Linux as a VM is that you do not have to purchase any new or additional hardware. You can also delete and reinstall the VMs very easily and even create a snapshot of the OS once you’ve configured exactly as you would like it, which you can boot into at any time if you’ve broken your Kali machine and need to revert to a saved state.

For those of you who are installing Kali as a standalone OS, you can continue the installation after booting from your bootable Kali flash drive in Step 3 in the Installing Kali as a standalone operating...