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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

Pre-investigation considerations

The pre-investigation is where you determine your capabilities and equipment specifications to conduct a forensic exam, regardless of whether it is in the field or a lab environment. Now is the time to determine your budget for hardware, personnel, and training. Some of those costs will not be a one-time expenditure but will be part of an ongoing budget expenditure. The equipment has to be updated and personnel training has to be maintained, as well as the purchase of new technology as it becomes available.

Being a digital forensic investigator is not about buying the equipment and going to a training class and never updating either. As technology changes, so do the methods of hiding data or conducting criminal activities, so the investigator must be ready to adjust to these changes.

Before you are ready to begin the investigation, you have to prepare yourself. This will allow greater efficiency and a better work product. This includes preparing...

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