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Learn Computer Forensics

You're reading from   Learn Computer Forensics A beginner's guide to searching, analyzing, and securing digital evidence

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838648176
Length 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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William Oettinger William Oettinger
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Acquiring Evidence
2. Chapter 1: Types of Computer-Based Investigations FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: The Forensic Analysis Process 4. Chapter 3: Acquisition of Evidence 5. Chapter 4: Computer Systems 6. Section 2: Investigation
7. Chapter 5: Computer Investigation Process 8. Chapter 6: Windows Artifact Analysis 9. Chapter 7: RAM Memory Forensic Analysis 10. Chapter 8: Email Forensics – Investigation Techniques 11. Chapter 9: Internet Artifacts 12. Section 3: Reporting
13. Chapter 10: Report Writing 14. Chapter 11: Expert Witness Ethics 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Identifying physical locations

Knowing the physical location of the system may help you prove or disprove the allegations against the subject you are investigating. There was an investigation into a compromise of the organization's network. A former employee was the suspect in the attack because of the threats they made when they were sacked. When the suspect was interviewed, he denied being in the area and stated he was out of state. A judge authorized a search warrant for the suspect's mobile device and laptop computer. When conducting the forensic analysis of the laptop, it was found to have been recently restored to a new version of the operating system. There were also artifacts in the unallocated space that led us to believe the device had been wiped. (All available sectors were overwritten with hexadecimal 00 characters). The suspect had not tampered with the mobile device, and we were able to analyze the device. We were able to map out the Wi-Fi hotspots the device...

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