7FORENSIC IMAGE MANAGEMENT
This chapter covers various aspects of managing forensic image files after acquisition. Disk images are enormous compared to typical files on a disk, and moving, copying, and converting large image files can be cumbersome and time-consuming. You’ll learn a number of techniques for managing large image files to help overcome various challenges. These techniques include compressing and splitting images for easier handling, securing images with encryption, and converting images between formats. In addition, I describe procedures for read-only mounting of an image for safe local browsing and demonstrate forensic cloning ...
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