You're reading from Digital Forensics with Kali Linux Perform data acquisition, data recovery, network forensics, and malware analysis with Kali Linux 2019.x

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838640804

Length 334 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Kali Linux

Concepts

Forensics

Author (1):

Shiva V. N. Parasram

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Kali Linux – Not Just for Penetration Testing

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Digital Forensics FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Installing Kali Linux

4. Section 2: Forensic Fundamentals and Best Practices

5. Chapter 3: Understanding Filesystems and Storage Media

6. Chapter 4: Incident Response and Data Acquisition

7. Section 3: Forensic Tools in Kali Linux

8. Chapter 5: Evidence Acquisition and Preservation with dc3dd and Guymager

9. Chapter 6: File Recovery and Data Carving with foremost, Scalpel, and bulk_extractor

10. Chapter 7: Memory Forensics with Volatility

11. Chapter 8: Artifact Analysis

12. Section 4: Automated Digital Forensic Suites

13. Chapter 9: Autopsy

14. Chapter 10: Analysis with Xplico

15. Chapter 11: Network Analysis

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Summary

In this chapter, we dived into the technical aspect of Kali Linux and discovered the types of modes available to us via the Kali Linux ISO image, whether running it from a live environment or installing it in a virtual environment. Kali Linux can also be installed on removable storage, such as a flash drive or SD card. Being such a versatile operating system, we can also install Kali Linux as a full-fledged operating system.

We also looked in depth at installing Kali Linux in a virtual environment using VirtualBox. For beginners, I'd recommend this method of installation, as it allows trial and error within an isolated environment. Be sure to allocate enough RAM and remember that the 32-bit version of Kali Linux only allows up to 4 GB of RAM to be recognized and utilized. As a reminder, I once again suggest that you have access to both a Kali Linux live medium (created using Rufus) as well as an installation of the OS, whether physical or virtual, to ensure that all...