Introduction to Digital Forensics

center|200px|link= Introduction to Digital Forensics A "short and sweet" introduction to the topic of Digital Forensics This book is a "short and sweet" introduction to the topic of Digital Forensics, covering theoretical, practical and legal aspects. The first part of the book focuses on the history of digital forensics as a discipline and discusses the traits and requirements needed to become an forensic analyst. The middle portion of the book constitutes a general guide to a digital forensic investigation, mostly focusing on computers. It finishes with a discussion of the legal aspects of digital forensics as well as some other observations for managers or other interested parties. Contents notice This book requires a reasonable understanding of computers and their workings Digital forensics /Introduction/ 100% Overview of the topic and introduction to the book /So you want to be a forensic analyst/? 100% Who can benefit from this material? /Requirements/ 100% Hardware and software requirements Digital forensics /A history/ 50% A brief history of the discipline Types of investigations 100% Investigations can take many forms /The forensic process/ 50% Description of the traditional digital forensic process /Terminology/ 50% Before we begin, explanation of some words Acquiring Evidence thumb|right|Tableau forensic write blocker used for acquisitions /Documenting evidence/ 50% How to document exhibits and media /Acquisition/ 75% Notes on the authentication of evidence Example task 50% Have a go at recording and acquiring some data Analysis /Forensic tools/ 75% Common forensic tools and their uses /First steps in analysis/ 25% Where to begin? Often a daunting question /Chat, email and internet artefacts/ 25% One of the main areas of investigation will be the internet cache /Image investigations/ 25% Images can contain a wealth of information /Linux & Mac/ 0% Some significant differences & problems exist when examining different operating systems Example task 25% Perform a simple analysis Reporting findings /Reporting/ 50% Reporting is one of the key aspects of digital forensics /Giving expert evidence/ 0% How to defend your findings in court Example task 0% Try your hand at putting together a simple report Mobile devices thumb|right|iPhone in an RF bag /Mobile devices/ 0% An introduction to mobile device forensics /Mobile forensics tools/ 0% Hardware/software for mobile analysis /Mobile device analysis/ 0% Specific notes for analysing mobile devices Legal considerations /Criminal investigations/ 0% Considerations when investigating crime /Civil investigations (eDiscovery)/ 0% The various rules relating to civil investigation /Seizing digital media/ 10% Important considerations apply to how and when you can seize media Advice /Managing an investigation/ 0% Advice for managers handling a digital investigation /Anti-forensics/ Counter measures to impair forensics analysis Appendices /Glossary/ /Authors/ /Bibliography/ /Further reading/ Information security 25% I __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__