Chapter 5. Overview of Digital Forensics Tools
Information in this chapter:
• What makes a tool forensically sound?
• Who performs tool testing?
• Computer forensics tools: An overview
• Classes of forensics tools
• Mobile device forensics tools
In the realm of digital forensics, there are a variety of tools in use today. There are tools for acquiring digital evidence and tools for analyzing digital evidence. There are three types of digital forensics software in use today: commercial tools, open source (free) tools, and tools developed for and available only to law enforcement agencies. In this chapter we take a look at the different types of tools and who uses them. We will also review the requirements for a tool to be a “forensically sound” tool. ...