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Digital Forensics and Incident Response - Fourth Edition
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Digital Forensics and Incident Response - Fourth Edition

by Gerard Johansen
December 2025
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
7h 34m
English
Packt Publishing
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3 Fundamentals of Digital Forensics

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Forensic science can be defined as the application of scientific principles to legal matters. In an incident, CSIRT members may be called upon to perform analysis on digital evidence acquired during the incident, utilizing digital forensics tools, techniques, and knowledge. To make certain that the evidence is processed correctly and can subsequently be admitted in a courtroom, digital forensic examiners need to understand the legal issues, along with the fine points, of the digital forensics process.

So far, we have addressed incident response ...

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ISBN: 9781836200116