STORING FILES

CHAPTER        5

ABOUT THIS CHAPTER

In this chapter, we begin by addressing the aftermath of a security incident and follow this to the problem of file storage. Specifically, we examine the following:

•  Phase six of the security process: recovering from an attack

•  Fundamentals of evidence collection and preservation

•  Basics of hard drives and other large-capacity devices

•  Hard drive formatting

•  File storage on hard drives, flash drives, and other devices

•  Features of major file systems used in operating systems and for removable storage

5.1 Phase Six: Recovery

The sixth and last phase of our security process is to Recover from an Attack. Consider the following:

Bob and Tina occasionally use a USB drive to copy their ...

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