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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

Data types and states

Firstly, there’s data in transit, also called data in motion. These simply describe data on the move, perhaps traversing across the network between devices or even between storage media, actively moving between locations.

Then there’s data in use. Data in this state is currently being accessed by a user or processed by a CPU. When data is accessed or used, it’s pulled from the hard drive and temporarily stored in RAM, which is much faster than the hard drive (particularly mechanical drives), and stored there for as long as the user accesses it and there is power to the device.

When data is not in motion, transit, or in use, it is described as data at rest. In this state, the data rests or resides on non-volatile media, such as hard drives, optical media, flash drives, and memory cards.

Now that we know about the formal terms for describing data states, we will learn about metadata and slack space next.

Metadata

Metadata is simply...