Digital Forensics and Incident Response

An understanding of how digital forensics integrates with the overall response to cybersecurity incidents is key to securing your organization’s infrastructure from attacks. This updated third edition will help you perform cutting-edge digital forensic activities and incident response with a new focus on responding to ransomware attacks.
After covering the fundamentals of incident response that are critical to any information security team, you’ll explore incident response frameworks. From understanding their importance to creating a swift and effective response to security incidents, the audiobook will guide you using examples. Later, you’ll cover digital forensic techniques, from acquiring evidence and examining volatile memory through to hard drive examination and network-based evidence. You’ll be able to apply these techniques to the current threat of ransomware. As you progress, you’ll discover the role that threat intelligence plays in the incident response process. You’ll also learn how to prepare an incident response report that documents the findings of your analysis. Finally, in addition to various incident response activities, the audiobook will address malware analysis and demonstrate how you can proactively use your digital forensic skills in threat hunting.
By the end of this audiobook, you’ll be able to investigate and report unwanted security breaches and incidents in your organization.

Type
video
Category
Security
publication date
2024-10-10
what you will learn

Create and deploy an incident response capability within your own organization
Perform proper evidence acquisition and handling
Analyze the evidence collected and determine the root cause of a security incident
Integrate digital forensic techniques and procedures into the overall incident response process
Understand different techniques for threat hunting
Write incident reports that document the key findings of your analysis
Apply incident response practices to ransomware attacks
Leverage cyber threat intelligence to augment digital forensics findings

no of pages
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duration
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key features
Create a solid incident response framework and manage cyber incidents effectively * Learn to apply digital forensics tools and techniques to investigate cyber threats * Explore the real-world threat of ransomware and apply proper incident response techniques for investigation and recovery
approach
The audiobook covers practical scenarios and examples in an enterprise setting to give you an understanding of how digital forensics integrates with the overall response to cyber security incidents. You will also learn the proper use of tools and techniques to investigate common cyber security incidents such as malware infestation, memory analysis, disk analysis, and network analysis.
audience
This book is for cybersecurity and information security professionals who want to implement digital forensics and incident response in their organizations. You’ll also find the book helpful if you’re new to the concept of digital forensics and looking to get started with the fundamentals. A basic understanding of operating systems and some knowledge of networking fundamentals are required to get started with this book.
short description
An understanding of how digital forensics integrates with the overall response to cybersecurity incidents is a must for all organizations. This audiobook offers concrete and detailed guidance on how to conduct the full spectrum of incident response and digital forensic activities.
subtitle
Incident response tools and techniques for effective cyber threat response
keywords
threat hunting, investigation, ransomware, SOAR, threat intelligence, malware analysis, incident response, threat modeling, information security, cybersecurity
Product ISBN
9781805122968