Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools is the definitive book on investigating and analyzing computer systems and media using open source tools. The book is a technical procedural guide, and explains the use of these tools on Linux and Windows systems as a platform for performing computer forensics. Both well known and novel forensic methods are demonstrated using command-line and graphical open source computer forensic tools for examining a wide range of target systems and artifacts.
- Written by world-renowned forensic practitioners
- Details core concepts and techniques of forensic file system analysis
- Covers analysis of artifacts from the Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems
From the Back Cover
Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools is the definitive book on investigating and analyzing computer systems and media using open source tools. The book is a technical procedural guide, and explains the use of these tools on Linux and Windows systems as a platform for performing computer forensics. Both well known and novel forensic methods are demonstrated using command-line and graphical open source computer forensic tools for examining a wide range of target systems and artifacts.
"Digital Forensics – MacGyver Style! The practical solutions of this book, Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools, save the day when commercial tools fail. During an incident, the clock ticks. Response teams scramble to pull anything together to solve the immediate challenge. Cory Altheide and Harlan Carvey take you through the tools and tactics that you need – the ones that in a pinch will get the job done. A welcome addition to my library."
–Rob Lee, SANS Institute
Book Details
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Syngress (April 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1597495867
- ISBN-13: 978-1597495868
- File Size: 4.4 MiB
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