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Digital Forensics with Kali Linux

You're reading from  Digital Forensics with Kali Linux

Product type Book
Published in Dec 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788625005
Pages 274 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Title Page
Credits
Disclaimer
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
1. Introduction to Digital Forensics 2. Installing Kali Linux 3. Understanding Filesystems and Storage Media 4. Incident Response and Data Acquisition 5. Evidence Acquisition and Preservation with DC3DD and Guymager 6. File Recovery and Data Carving with Foremost, Scalpel, and Bulk Extractor 7. Memory Forensics with Volatility 8. Autopsy – The Sleuth Kit 9. Network and Internet Capture Analysis with Xplico 10. Revealing Evidence Using DFF

Chapter 4. Incident Response and Data Acquisition

It's sometimes difficult to ascertain exactly what qualifies as evidence, especially at the exact start of an investigation when all the facts on what occurred may not have yet been collected or stated. As in any investigation, we should be aware of and follow the guidelines, practices, and procedures for acquiring evidence in such a way that it is not tampered with or in a worst-case scenario, lost.

At the scene of a crime, let's say a shooting, there are specific items that may immediately qualify as evidence. The physical evidence is easily collected, put into evidence bags, labeled, and then shipped off to the labs and secure storage areas for safekeeping. This evidence may include spent bullet casings, perhaps a gun, fingerprints, and blood samples. Let's not forget witness statements and CCTV (an acronym for Closed Circuit Television) footage also. It's also of interest to consider the individuals from law enforcement agencies that would...

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