Book description
Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools is the definitive book on investigating and analyzing computer systems and media using open source tools. The book is a technical procedural guide, and explains the use of open source tools on Mac, Linux and Windows systems as a platform for performing computer forensics. Both well-known and novel forensic methods are demonstrated using command-line and graphical open source computer forensic tools for examining a wide range of target systems and artifacts.
Written by world-renowned forensic practitioners, this book uses the most current examination and analysis techniques in the field. It consists of 9 chapters that cover a range of topics such as the open source examination platform; disk and file system analysis; Windows systems and artifacts; Linux systems and artifacts; Mac OS X systems and artifacts; Internet artifacts; and automating analysis and extending capabilities. The book lends itself to use by students and those entering the field who do not have means to purchase new tools for different investigations.
This book will appeal to forensic practitioners from areas including incident response teams and computer forensic investigators; forensic technicians from legal, audit, and consulting firms; and law enforcement agencies.
- Written by world-renowned forensic practitioners
- Details core concepts and techniques of forensic file system analysis
- Covers analysis of artifacts from the Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools
- Chapter 2. Open Source Examination Platform
- Chapter 3. Disk and File System Analysis
- Chapter 4. Windows Systems and Artifacts
- Chapter 5. Linux Systems and Artifacts
- Chapter 6. Mac OS X Systems and Artifacts
- Chapter 7. Internet Artifacts
- Chapter 8. File Analysis
- Chapter 9. Automating Analysis and Extending Capabilities
- Appendix A. Free, Non-open Tools of Note
- Index
Product information
- Title: Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2011
- Publisher(s): Syngress
- ISBN: 9781597495875
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