Kävrestad Guide to Digital Forensics

A Concise and Practical Introduction
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-67450-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 147 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science

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.

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kävrestad, Joakim

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Theory
.- What is Digital Forensics?.- What is Cybercrime?.- Computer Theory.- Collecting Evidence.- Analyzing Data and Writing Reports.- 
Part II: Putting it into Practice
.- Collecting Data.- Indexing, Searching and Cracking.- Finding Artifacts.- Some Common Questions.- FTK Specifics.- Basic Memory Analysis.- 
Part III: Vocabulary
.- Vocabulary.-
Part IV: Appendices
.- Appendix A: Solutions.- Appendix B: Useful Scripts.- Appendix C: Sample Report Template.- Appendix D: List of Time Zones.- Appendix E: Complete Jitsi Chat Log.

Über Autor(innen)

Joakim Kävrestad
is a Lecturer in informatics at the University of Skövde, Sweden, with several years of experience as a forensic expert with the Swedish police.