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.
publication date
2020-04-30
what you will learn
Understand investigative processes, the rules of evidence, and ethical guidelines
Recognize and document different types of computer hardware
Understand the boot process covering BIOS, UEFI, and the boot sequence
Validate forensic hardware and software
Discover the locations of common Windows artifacts
Document your findings using technically correct terminology
key features
Learn the core techniques of computer forensics to acquire and secure digital evidence skillfully * Conduct a digital forensic examination and document the digital evidence collected * Perform a variety of Windows forensic investigations to analyze and overcome complex challenges
approach
Complete with hands-on tutorials, projects, and self-assessment questions, this easy-to-follow guide will teach you how to conduct a digital investigation.
audience
If you're an IT beginner, student, or an investigator in the public or private sector this book is for you. This book will also help professionals and investigators who are new to incident response and digital forensics and interested in making a career in the cybersecurity domain. Individuals planning to pass the Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) certification will also find this book useful.
short description
Computer forensics touches on a lot of skills - from answering legal or investigative questions to preparing for an investigation, evidence acquisition, and more. The goal of this book is to acquaint you with some of the forensic tools and techniques to successfully investigate cybercrimes, and become a proficient computer forensics investigator.
subtitle
A beginner's guide to searching, analyzing, and securing digital evidence
keywords
Cybercrime, digital forensics, cybercrime investigators handbook, network forensics, Mobile Forensics, malware analysis, cyber attacks, hardware forensics, computer forensics tools, computer forensics for dummies, computer forensics jumpstart
Product ISBN
9781838648176
