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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. Where would you find the registry files?

    a. %SystemRoot%\System32\Config

    b. %SystemRoot%\System32

    c. %SystemRoot%\\Config\System32

    d. %SystemRoot%\System64\Config

  2. When examining log files, which event ID identifies a successful logon?

    a. 4624

    b. 4625

    c. 4672

    d. 4642

  3. A thumbcache is a ______________.

    a. Database of toenail images

    b. Database of thumbnail images

    c. Database of deleted thumbnail images

    d. Database of deleted images

  4. The user can use Internet Explorer/Edge to view files.

    a. True

    b. False

  5. Which of the following will you find in a link (LNK) file?

    a. Volume serial number

    b. Router name

    c. Date of deletion

    d. Volume details

  6. Which of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems uses JumpLists?

    a. Windows 98

    b. Windows ME

    c. Windows 7

    d. Windows 2000

  7. In which registry hive would we find artifacts relating to USB devices?

    a. NT USER.DAT

    b. SYSTEM

    c. SOFTWARE

    d. SECURITY

The answers can be found in the rear of the book under Assessments