Digital forensics : threatscape and best practices / edited by John Sammons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sammons, John, author.

Contributor:

Sammons, John, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer crimes--Investigation.

Computer crimes.

Computer crimes--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Waltham, Massachusetts : Syngress, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Digital Forensics: Threatscape and Best Practices surveys the problems and challenges confronting digital forensic professionals today, including massive data sets and ever changing technology. This book provides a coherent overview of the threatscape in a broad range of topics, providing practitioners and students alike with a comprehensive, coherent overview of the threat landscape and what can be done to manage and prepare for it. Digital Forensics: Threatscape and Best Practices delivers you with incisive analysis and best practices from a panel of expert authors, led by John Sammons, bestselling author of The Basics of Digital Forensics . Learn the basics of cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoin) and the artifacts they generate Learn why examination planning matters and how to do it effectively Discover how to incorporate behavioral analysis into your digital forensics examinations Stay updated with the key artifacts created by the latest Mac OS, OS X 10.11, El Captain Discusses the threatscapes and challenges facing mobile device forensics, law enforcement, and legal cases The power of applying the electronic discovery workflows to digital forensics Discover the value of and impact of social media forensics

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Editor Biography; Biographies; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - The cryptocurrency enigma; Purpose; Introduction; What makes a currency?; Cryptocurrency; Public key encryption basics; Forensic relevance; Bitcoin; History and current context; Bitcoin framework; Blockchain; Wallets and addresses; Transaction; Verification; Mining; Blockchain explorers; Bitcoin protocol; Forensic artifacts; Multibit HD; Blockchain transaction details; Multibit log; The bitcoin protocol in action; Inv packet; Inv packet data

Getdata packet Getdata packet data; TX packet; TX packet data; Summary; References; Chapter 2 - The key to forensic success: examination planning is a key determinant of efficient and effective digital forensics; Introduction; The four phases of digital forensics; It is a matter of questions; Investigative questions; Legal questions; Forensic questions; Identification; Classification/individualization; Association; Reconstruction; Forensic questions as a bridge; Developing forensic hypotheses; Knowing how far to go; Starting the plan; How do you know when you are done?

Examination phase - data extraction The forensic analysis; The examination planning process; Conclusion; Examination Planning References; Chapter 3 - Psychological profiling as an investigative tool for digital forensics; Current model; Issues; Volume of data; Lack of context; Accountability; New model; Phases; Classification; Context analysis; Collection; Statistical analysis; Timeline analysis/visualization; Decision/opinion; Limitations; Case studies; Case study 1 - shaken baby death; Case study 2 - arson homicide; Case study 3 - possession of child porn; Conclusions; References

Cat w/10 dog

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 15, 2016).

ISBN:

9780128045428

0128045426

9780128045268

0128045264

OCLC:

944986498