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Learn Computer Forensics

You're reading from  Learn Computer Forensics

Product type Book
Published in Apr 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838648176
Pages 368 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
William Oettinger William Oettinger
Profile icon William Oettinger

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface 1. Section 1: Acquiring Evidence
2. Chapter 1: Types of Computer-Based Investigations 3. Chapter 2: The Forensic Analysis Process 4. Chapter 3: Acquisition of Evidence 5. Chapter 4: Computer Systems 6. Section 2: Investigation
7. Chapter 5: Computer Investigation Process 8. Chapter 6: Windows Artifact Analysis 9. Chapter 7: RAM Memory Forensic Analysis 10. Chapter 8: Email Forensics – Investigation Techniques 11. Chapter 9: Internet Artifacts 12. Section 3: Reporting
13. Chapter 10: Report Writing 14. Chapter 11: Expert Witness Ethics 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Defining forensic imaging 

I continue to stress that we never want to change the source device/digital evidence. That is why we never conduct a digital forensic examination on the original device. You should only conduct your digital forensic analysis on a copy and not the original. You must remember the forensic copy you make will also be considered the evidence and will have the same evidentiary weight as the original source device in terms of evidence. What are we transferring from the source device into our forensic copy? Everything! I want to look at allocated files, deleted files, slack space, unallocated space, and unpartitioned space. I want to collect every bit on the source device. Earlier in this book, in Chapter 2, The Forensic Analysis Process, I gave you the following definitions:

  • Forensic copy: This is a straight bit-for-bit copy of the source to the destination. This is not common in today's environment, so ensure that your destination device...
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