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Digital Forensics with Kali Linux - Second Edition

By : Shiva V. N. Parasram
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Digital Forensics with Kali Linux - Second 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. It has a wide range of tools to help for digital forensics investigations and incident response mechanisms. This updated second edition of Digital Forensics with Kali Linux covers the latest version of Kali Linux and The Sleuth Kit. You'll get to grips with modern techniques for analysis, extraction, and reporting using advanced tools such as FTK Imager, hex editor, and Axiom. Updated to cover digital forensics basics and advancements in the world of modern forensics, this book will also delve into the domain of operating systems. Progressing 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. The book will also show you how to create forensic images of data and maintain integrity using hashing tools. Finally, you'll cover advanced topics such as autopsies and acquiring investigation data from networks, operating system memory, and quantum cryptography. By the end of this book, you'll have gained hands-on experience of implementing all the pillars of digital forensics: acquisition, extraction, analysis, and presentation, all using Kali Linux tools.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: Kali Linux – Not Just for Penetration Testing
4
Section 2: Forensic Fundamentals and Best Practices
7
Section 3: Forensic Tools in Kali Linux
12
Section 4: Automated Digital Forensic Suites
16
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Using Volatility in Kali Linux

While still within the desktop directory, we can now install a stable version of Volatility and begin our forensic investigation and analysis of the memory dump (the vmem file) and search for various artifacts.

To view the options within Volatility, type in volatility –h. If Volatility does not start, or a command not found error is returned, install the Volatility Framework by typing apt-get install volatility. During the installation, you will be prompted to press Y (yes) to download the files required for the installation:

Figure 7.4 – Installing Volatility in Kali Linux

Once the installation is complete, type volatility –h to view the options within the Volatility Framework:

Figure 7.5 – Using the help command in Volatility

Important note

For easy reference and a complete list of all the plugins at your fingertips, open a separate terminal and run the volatility -h...