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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

Enabling the root user account in Kali

Now that all our updates and upgrades have been completed, let’s look at enabling the root user account in Kali Linux. You will have noticed by now that some versions of Kali, when installed, allow access with the default username and password of Kali. This was done as a security feature to not allow unintentional changes to configurations or tools. If we wish to execute commands or perform various tasks using root or administrator privileges instead, we must type sudo before the respective commands.

Sudo is an abbreviation for superuser do, which allows us to run commands and tools as a superuser with the highest privileges, known as root privileges. It can sometimes be a bit of a nuisance to have to type this before commands, but it becomes routine after a while.

However, if you are new to Kali and Linux-based operating systems, I do recommend using the default profile and typing sudo when necessary, but the choice is ultimately...