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You're reading from Python Digital Forensics Cookbook Effective Python recipes for digital investigations

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781783987467

Length 412 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

SQLite

Concepts

Forensics

Authors (2):

Chapin Bryce

Preston Miller

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Essential Scripting and File Information Recipes FREE CHAPTER

2. Creating Artifact Report Recipes

3. A Deep Dive into Mobile Forensic Recipes

4. Extracting Embedded Metadata Recipes

5. Networking and Indicators of Compromise Recipes

6. Reading Emails and Taking Names Recipes

7. Log-Based Artifact Recipes

8. Working with Forensic Evidence Container Recipes

9. Exploring Windows Forensic Artifacts Recipes - Part I

10. Exploring Windows Forensic Artifacts Recipes - Part II

Using HTML templates

Recipe Difficulty: Easy

Python Version: 2.7 or 3.5

Operating System: Any

HTML can be an effective medium for a report. There are a great number of snazzy templates out there that can make even technical reports look appealing. That's the first step towards hooking the audience. Or, at the very least, a preventative measure to forestall the audience from instantly nodding off. This recipe uses one such template and some test data to create a visually compelling example of acquisition details. We really have our work cut out for us here.

Getting started

This recipe introduces HTML templating with the jinja2 module. The jinja2 library is a very powerful tool and has a number of different documented features...

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Authors (2)

Chapin Bryce

Chapin Bryce is a senior consultant at a global firm that is a leader in digital forensics and incident response investigations. After graduating from Champlain College, with a bachelor's degree in computer and digital forensics, Chapin dove into the field of digital forensics and incident response joining the GIAC advisory board and earning four GIAC certifications: GCIH, GCFE, GCFA, and GNFA. As a member of multiple ongoing research and development projects, he has authored several books and articles in professional and academic publications, including Python Digital Forensics Cookbook (2018 Digital Forensics Book of the Year, Forensic 4Cast), Learning Python for Forensics First Edition, and Digital Forensic Magazine.

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Miller

Preston Miller is a consultant at an internationally recognized risk management firm. Preston holds an undergraduate degree from Vassar College and a master's degree in digital forensics from Marshall University. While at Marshall, Preston unanimously received the prestigious J. Edgar Hoover Foundation's scientific scholarship. Preston is a published author, recently of Python Digital Forensics Cookbook, which won the Forensic 4:cast Digital Forensics Book of the Year award in 2018. Preston is a member of the GIAC advisory board and holds multiple industry-recognized certifications in his field.

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