Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation

Description

personal computers as their weapons, hackers and criminals (some only 11 years old) have attacked the Internet, government agencies, financial companies, small businesses, and credit card accounts of unsuspecting individuals. This book/CD package provides a complete overview of computer forensics from its definition to "crime scene investigation," seizure of data, determining the "fingerprints" of the crime, and tracking down the criminal. The book focuses on "solving the crime" rather than information security. Key Features:* Comprehensive overview of the subject from definitions to data recovery techniques to auditing methods to terrorist cyber-attacks * Case studies and vignettes of actual computer crimes * Selected Topics: Computer Forensics Fundamentals; Data Recovery; Evidence Collection And Data Seizure; Duplication And Preservation Of Digital Evidence; Electronic Evidence Reconstructing Past Events; Deterrence through Attacker ID; Destruction of e-mail; Is the US Government Prepared for Information Warfare; The Dark World of the Cyber Underground; Protection against Random Terrorist Information Warfare Tactics; The Cyber Foot Print and Criminal Tacking; The Individual Exposed; Case Studies and Vignettes * CD includes tools, presentations, and demos of the latest computer forensics software, including partition images from The Forensic Challenge"