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Cloud Forensics Demystified

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Product type Book

Published in Feb 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800564411

Pages 384 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Authors (2):

Ganesh Ramakrishnan

Mansoor Haqanee

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Cloud Fundamentals

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to the Cloud

3. Chapter 2: Trends in Cyber and Privacy Laws and Their Impact on DFIR

4. Chapter 3: Exploring the Major Cloud Providers

5. Chapter 4: DFIR Investigations – Logs in AWS

6. Part 2: Forensic Readiness: Tools, Techniques, and Preparation for Cloud Forensics

7. Chapter 5: DFIR Investigations – Logs in Azure

8. Chapter 6: DFIR Investigations – Logs in GCP

9. Chapter 7: Cloud Productivity Suites

10. Part 3: Cloud Forensic Analysis – Responding to an Incident in the Cloud

11. Chapter 8: The Digital Forensics and Incident Response Process

12. Chapter 9: Common Attack Vectors and TTPs

13. Chapter 10: Cloud Evidence Acquisition

14. Chapter 11: Analyzing Compromised Containers

15. Chapter 12: Analyzing Compromised Cloud Productivity Suites

16. Index

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General legal considerations for cloud adoption

The legal framework for the cloud and its adoption varies from one country to another, but at a high level, here are some of the common concepts that are typically considered with respect to a legal framework:

Data protection and privacy: As of 2023, the majority of organizations will have to consider the concerns around securing their data hosted in the cloud. Regulations such as, but not limited to, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union (EU) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States (US) outline how personal data must be handled and protected in the cloud. Some of these data protection and privacy laws may also restrict digital forensic investigators from transferring artifacts outside of respective jurisdictions:
- GDPR in the EU sets out specific rules for the protection of personal data, which also include instructions that the processing of personal information shall be...

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Authors (2)

Ganesh Ramakrishnan

Ganesh Ramakrishnan is a senior manager at KPMG Canada's Incident Response team, with over 12 years of incident response experience. He leads a dynamic team focused on responding to and managing incidents for organizations across various industry sectors, working with KPMG's incident response teams globally. He has led numerous incident response cases, including high-profile ones, and collaborated with law enforcement agencies worldwide. Apart from assisting organizations during crises, Ganesh also helps them prepare for incidents and educates them on handling them. Ganesh has a master's in computer application and an MSc in network and information security. He also holds CISSP, SANS GCFA, and SANS GNFA certifications.

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Mansoor Haqanee

Mansoor Haqanee is a manager with KPMG Canada's Forensic Technology team, with over six years of experience in software development, computer forensics, and incident response. Mansoor has a background in electrical engineering with a bachelor of engineering from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). Combining his education with both software development and computer forensic experience, he is equipped to provide organizations with insights into the security of their assets. Mansoor has provided technology consulting services to a wide range of industries in the education, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, and government sectors, to name a few.

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