Learn Computer Forensics: A beginner’s guide to searching, analyzing, and securing digital evidence

Book Description
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 cyber crimes 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.

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
Who this book is for
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.

Table of Contents
Types of Computer-Based Investigations
The Forensic Analysis Process
Acquisition of Evidence
Computer Systems
Computer Investigation Process
Windows Artifact Analysis
RAM Memory Forensic Analysis
Email Forensics – Investigation Techniques
Internet Artifacts
Report Writing
Expert Witness Ethics