Digital Forensics with Kali Linux: Perform data acquisition, data recovery, network forensics, and malware analysis with Kali Linux 2019.x, 2nd Edition

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Take your forensic abilities and investigation skills to the next level using powerful tools that cater to all aspects of digital forensic investigations, right from hashing to reporting Key FeaturesPerform evidence acquisition, preservation, and analysis using a variety of Kali Linux tools Use PcapXray to perform timeline analysis of malware and network activity Implement the concept of cryptographic hashing and imaging using Kali LinuxBook Description Kali Linux is a Linux-based distribution that's widely used for penetration testing and digital forensics. It has a wide range of tools to help for digital forensics investigations and incident response mechanisms. This updated second edition of Digital Forensics with Kali Linux covers the latest version of Kali Linux and The Sleuth Kit. You'll get to grips with modern techniques for analysis, extraction, and reporting using advanced tools such as FTK Imager, hex editor, and Axiom. Updated to cover digital forensics basics and advancements in the world of modern forensics, this book will also delve into the domain of operating systems. Progressing through the chapters, you'll explore various formats for file storage, including secret hiding places unseen by the end user or even the operating system. The book will also show you how to create forensic images of data and maintain integrity using hashing tools. Finally, you'll cover advanced topics such as autopsies and acquiring investigation data from networks, operating system memory, and quantum cryptography. By the end of this book, you'll have gained hands-on experience of implementing all the pillars of digital forensics: acquisition, extraction, analysis, and presentation, all using Kali Linux tools. What you will learnGet up and running with powerful Kali Linux tools for digital investigation and analysis Perform internet and memory forensics with Volatility and Xplico Understand filesystems, storage, and data fundamentals Become well-versed with incident response procedures and best practices Perform ransomware analysis using labs involving actual ransomware Carry out network forensics and analysis using NetworkMiner and other toolsWho this book is for This Kali Linux book is for forensics and digital investigators, security analysts, or anyone interested in learning digital forensics using Kali Linux. Basic knowledge of Kali Linux will be helpful to gain a better understanding of the concepts covered. Table of ContentsIntroduction to Digital ForensicsInstalling Kali LinuxUnderstanding Filesystems and Storage MediaIncident Response and Data AcquisitionEvidence Acquisition and Preservation with dc3dd and GuymagerFile Recovery and Data Carving with foremost, Scalpel, and bulk_extractorMemory Forensics with VolatilityArtifact AnalysisAutopsyAnalysis with XplicoNetwork Analysis Cover Title page Copyright and Credits about the Packt Contributors Table of Contents Preface Section 1: Kali Linux – Not Just for Penetration Testing Chapter 1: Introduction to Digital Forensics What is digital forensics? Digital forensics methodology A brief history of digital forensics The need for digital forensics as technology advances Operating systems and open source tools for digital forensics Digital Evidence and Forensics Toolkit (DEFT) Linux CAINE Kali Linux The need for multiple forensics tools in digital investigations Commercial forensics tools Belkasoft Evidence Center (EC) 2020 AccessData Forensic Toolkit (FTK) EnCase Forensic Anti-forensics – threats to digital forensics Encryption Online and offline anonymity Summary Further reading Chapter 2: Installing Kali Linux Software version Downloading Kali Linux Installing Kali Linux Installing Kali Linux in VirtualBox Preparing the Kali Linux virtual machine Installing Kali Linux on the virtual machine Creating a bootable Kali Linux portable drive Exploring Kali Linux Summary Section 2: Forensic Fundamentals and Best Practices Chapter 3: Understanding Filesystems and Storage Media The history of storage media IBM and the history of storage media Removable storage media Hard disk drives Filesystems and operating systems What about the data? Data states Metadata Slack space Data volatility The paging file and its importance in digital forensics Summary Chapter 4: Incident Response and Data Acquisition Digital evidence acquisition and procedures Incident response and first responders Documentation and evidence collection Physical evidence collection and preservation Physical acquisition tools Order of volatility Chain of custody Live acquisition versus post-mortem acquisition Powered-on devices Powered-off devices Write blocking Data imaging and hashing Message Digest hash Secure Hashing Algorithm (SHA) Device and data acquisition guidelines and best practices Summary Section 3: Forensic Tools in Kali Linux Chapter 5: Evidence Acquisition and Preservation with dc3dd and Guymager Drive and partition recognition in Linux Device identification using the fdisk command Maintaining evidence integrity Using dc3dd in Kali Linux File-splitting using dc3dd Erasing a drive using dc3dd Image acquisition using DD Image acquisition using Guymager Running Guymager Acquiring evidence with Guymager Windows memory acquisition FTK Imager RAM acquisition with FTK Imager Belkasoft RAM Capturer Summary Chapter 6: File Recovery and Data Carving with foremost, Scalpel, and bulk_extractor Forensic test images used in Foremostand Scalpel Using Foremost for file recovery and data carving Viewing the Foremost results Simple JPEG recovery using recoverjpeg Using Scalpel for data carving Specifying file types in Scalpel Using Scalpel for file carving Viewing the results of Scalpel Comparing Foremost and Scalpel bulk_extractor Forensic test image used in bulk_extractor Using bulk_extractor Viewing the results of bulk_extractor Summary Chapter 7: Memory Forensics with Volatility Introducing the Volatility Framework Downloading test images for use with Volatility Image location Using Volatility in Kali Linux Choosing a profile in Volatility Process identification and analysis Analyzing network services and connections DLL analysis Registry analysis Password dumping Timeline of events Memory analysis using Evolve (a Volatility GUI) Summary Chapter 8: Artifact Analysis Identifying devices and operating systems with p0f Information gathering and fingerprinting with Nmap Live Linux forensics with Linux Explorer Ransomware analysis Downloading and extracting a sample ransomware file WannaCry analysis using Volatility swap_digger Installing and using swap_digger Password dumping with mimipenguin Examining Firefox artifacts with pdgmail Summary Section 4: Automated Digital Forensic Suites Chapter 9: Autopsy Introduction to Autopsy The sample image file used in Autopsy Digital forensics with Autopsy Starting Autopsy Creating a new case Analysis using Autopsy Reopening cases in Autopsy Autopsy in Windows Summary Chapter 10: Analysis with Xplico Software requirements Installing Xplico in Kali Linux Starting Xplico in DEFT Linux 8.2 Packet capture analysis using Xplico HTTP and web analysis using Xplico VoIP analysis using Xplico Email analysis using Xplico Network activity analysis exercise Summary Chapter 11: Network Analysis Capturing packets using Wireshark NetworkMiner Packet capture analysis with PcapXray Online PCAP analysis Reporting and presentation Summary Other Books You May Enjoy Blank Page