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Fundamentals of Digital Forensics: A Guide to Theory, Research and Applications

By Nathan Clarke , Joakim Kävrestad , Marcus Birath

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2024
ISBN
9783031536489, 9783031536496
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-53649-6
ISSN
1868-0941
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10837409 bytes)
Series
Texts in Computer Science
Edition
3
Pages
xiv+298\292
Topic
Computers Security
Time added
2024-03-24 19:15:57

Description

This textbook describes the theory and methodology of digital forensic examinations, presenting examples developed in collaboration with police authorities to ensure relevance to real-world practice. The coverage includes discussions on forensic artifacts and constraints, as well as forensic tools used for law enforcement and in the corporate sector. Emphasis is placed on reinforcing sound forensic thinking, and gaining experience in common tasks through hands-on exercises. This enhanced third edition describes practical digital forensics with open-source tools and includes an outline of current challenges and research directions. Topics and features: - Outlines what computer forensics is, and what it can do, as well as what its limitations are - Discusses both the theoretical foundations and the fundamentals of forensic methodology - Reviews broad principles that are applicable worldwide - Explains how to find and interpret several important artifacts - Describes free and open-source software tools - Features content on corporate forensics, ethics, SQLite databases, triage, and memory analysis

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