The Basics of Digital Forensics: The Primer for Getting Started in Digital Forensics - Brossura

Sammons, John

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ISBN 10: 1597496618 ISBN 13: 9781597496612

Casa editrice: Syngress Media Inc, 2012

Riassunto

The Basics of Digital Forensics provides a foundation for people new to the field of digital forensics. This book teaches you how to conduct examinations by explaining what digital forensics is, the methodologies used, key technical concepts and the tools needed to perform examinations. Details on digital forensics for computers, networks, cell phones, GPS, the cloud, and Internet are discussed. Readers will also learn how to collect evidence, document the scene, and recover deleted data. This is the only resource your students need to get a jump-start into digital forensics investigations.

This book is organized into 11 chapters. After an introduction to the basics of digital forensics, the book proceeds with a discussion of key technical concepts. Succeeding chapters cover labs and tools; collecting evidence; Windows system artifacts; anti-forensics; Internet and email; network forensics; and mobile device forensics. The book concludes by outlining challenges and concerns associated with digital forensics. PowerPoint lecture slides are also available.

This book will be a valuable resource for entry-level digital forensics professionals as well as those in complimentary fields including law enforcement, legal, and general information security.

• Learn all about what Digital Forensics entails
• Build a toolkit and prepare an investigative plan
• Understand the common artifacts to look for during an exam

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Sammons is an Assistant Professor at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. John teaches digital forensics, electronic discovery, information security and technology in the Department of Integrated Science and Technology. He's also adjunct faculty with the Marshall University graduate forensic science program. He is also the founder and Director of the Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence. AIDE is a non-profit organization that provides research and training for digital evidence professionals including attorneys, judges, law enforcement and information security practitioners in the private sector. John, a former police officer, is also an Investigator with the Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and a member of the FBI's West Virginia Cybercrime Task Force. He is an Associate Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the High Technology Crime Investigation Association, the Southern Criminal Justice Association and Infragard.

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The Basics of Digital Forensics provides a foundation for people new to the digital forensics field. This book teaches you how to conduct examinations by discussing what digital forensics is, the methodologies used, key technical concepts and the tools needed to perform examinations. Details on digital forensics for computers, networks, cell phones, GPS, the cloud, and Internet are discussed. Also learn how to collect evidence, document the scene, and how deleted data is recovered.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Syngress Media Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1597496618
• ISBN 13: 9781597496612
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 177
• Redattore: Rajewski Jonathan
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile