Guide to digital forensics : a concise and practical introduction

✍ Scribed by Kävrestad, Joakim

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 147
• Series: SpringerBriefs in computer science
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This work introduces the reader to the world of digital forensics in a practical and accessible manner. The text was written to fulfill a need for a book that introduces forensic methodology and sound forensic thinking, combined with hands-on examples for common tasks in a computer forensic examination. The author has several years of experience as a computer forensics examiner and is now working as a university-level lecturer.

Guide to Digital Forensics: A Concise and Practical Introduction is intended for students that are looking for an introduction to computer forensics and can also be used as a collection of instructions for practitioners. The aim is to describe and explain the steps taken during a forensic examination, with the intent of making the reader aware of the constraints and considerations that apply during a fo

rensic examination in law enforcement and in the private sector. Upon reading this book, the reader should have a proper overview of the field of digital forensics, starting them on the journey of becoming a computer forensics expert.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
What Is Digital Forensics? (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 3-7
What Is Cybercrime? (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 9-11
Computer Theory (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 13-25
Collecting Evidence (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 27-35
Analyzing Data and Writing Reports (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 37-46
Front Matter ....Pages 47-47
Collecting Data (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 49-59
Indexing, Searching, and Cracking (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 61-70
Finding Artifacts (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 71-87
Some Common Questions (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 89-95
FTK Specifics (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 97-116
Basic Memory Analysis (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 117-122
Front Matter ....Pages 123-123
Vocabulary (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 125-126
Front Matter ....Pages 127-127
Appendix A—Solutions (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 129-132
Appendix B—Useful Scripts (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 133-136
Appendix C—Sample Report Template (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 137-138
Appendix D—List of Time Zones (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 139-141
Appendix E—Complete Jitsi Chat Log (Joakim Kävrestad)....Pages 143-147

✦ Subjects

Computer crimes -- Investigation