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Learn Computer Forensics

By : William Oettinger
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Learn Computer Forensics

By: William Oettinger

Overview of this book

A computer forensics investigator must possess a variety of skills, including the ability to answer legal questions, gather and document evidence, and prepare for an investigation. This book will help you get up and running with using digital forensic tools and techniques to investigate cybercrimes successfully. Starting with an overview of forensics and all the open source and commercial tools needed to get the job done, you'll learn core forensic practices for searching databases and analyzing data over networks, personal devices, and web applications. You'll then learn how to acquire valuable information from different places, such as filesystems, e-mails, browser histories, and search queries, and capture data remotely. As you advance, this book will guide you through implementing forensic techniques on multiple platforms, such as Windows, Linux, and macOS, to demonstrate how to recover valuable information as evidence. Finally, you'll get to grips with presenting your findings efficiently in judicial or administrative proceedings. By the end of this book, you'll have developed a clear understanding of how to acquire, analyze, and present digital evidence like a proficient computer forensics investigator.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: Acquiring Evidence
6
Section 2: Investigation
12
Section 3: Reporting

Questions

  1. Digital evidence is _______________.

    a. Volatile b. Non-volatile c. Good to have d. Not needed when you have a confession

  2. Why would it be a good idea to wipe a drive before reusing it to store evidence?

    a. Chain of custody.b. To make sure it is formatted correctly.c. To ensure no prior data exists on the device.d. It's the examiner's choice (the examiner can decide the course of action).

  3. You must use a write blocker on the source device when creating a forensic image.

    a. True b. False

  4. Who controls the Forensically Sound Examination Environment?

    a. Suspect b. First responder c. Examiner d. Depends on the situation

  5. The examiner must validate all tools before use.

    a. True b. False

  6. When creating a forensic image, which is the best option?

    a. Forensic copy b. Forensic image c. Logical forensic image d. Backup copy

  7. A dd image can be compressed.

    a. True b. False

The answers can be found at the back of this book, under Assessments

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