Uncover a digital trail of e-evidence by using the helpful, easy-to-understand information in Computer Forensics For Dummies ! Professional and armchair investigators alike can learn the basics of computer forensics, from digging out electronic evidence to solving the case. You won’t need a computer science degree to master e-discovery. Find and filter data in mobile devices, e-mail, and other Web-based technologies. You’ll learn all about e-mail and Web-based forensics, mobile forensics, passwords and encryption, and other e-evidence found through VoIP, voicemail, legacy mainframes, and databases. You’ll discover how to use the latest forensic software, tools, and equipment to find the answers that you’re looking for in record time. When you understand how data is stored, encrypted, and recovered, you’ll be able to protect your personal privacy as well. By the time you finish reading this book, you’ll know how to: Prepare for and conduct computer forensics investigations Find and filter data Protect personal privacy Transfer evidence without contaminating it Anticipate legal loopholes and opponents’ methods Handle passwords and encrypted data Work with the courts and win the case Plus, Computer Forensics for Dummies includes lists of things that everyone interested in computer forensics should know, do, and build. Discover how to get qualified for a career in computer forensics, what to do to be a great investigator and expert witness, and how to build a forensics lab or toolkit. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Pollard, Carol, Anzaldua, Reynaldo

Carol Pollard; Reynaldo Anzaldua

Wiley; John Wiley [distributor]

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Spectrum Publications

Halsted Press

--For dummies, --For dummies, Hoboken, NJ, New Jersey, 2008

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (trade), Hoboken, N.J., 2008

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Computer Forensics For Dummies 3
About the Authors 7
Dedication 9
Authors’ Acknowledgments 11
Contents at a Glance 13
Table of Contents 15
Introduction 24
Who Should Read This Book? 24
About This Book 25
How to Use This Book 26
What You Don’t Need to Read 26
Foolish Assumptions 26
How This Book Is Organized 27
About the Web Site and Blog 28
Icons Used in This Book 29
Where to Go from Here 29
Part I: Digging Out and Documenting Electronic Evidence 30
Chapter 1: Knowing What Your Digital Devices Create, Capture, and Pack Away — Until Revelation Day 32
Living and Working in a Recorded World 33
Giving the Third Degree to Computers, Electronics, and the Internet 36
Answering the Big Questions 37
Examining Investigative Methods 43
Revealing Investigation Results 44
Chapter 2: Suiting Up for a Lawsuit or Criminal Investigation 46
Deciphering the Legal Codes 47
Managing E-Discovery 51
Conducting the Investigation in Good Faith 57
Deciding Who’s Paying the Bill 58
Chapter 3: Getting Authorized to Search and Seize 62
Getting Authority: Never Start Without It 63
Criminal Cases: Papering Your Behind (CYA) 66
Civil Cases: Verifying Company Policy 73
Chapter 4: Documenting and Managing the Crime Scene 78
Obsessing over Documentation 79
Directing the Scene 82
Managing Evidence Behind the Yellow Tape 86
Stepping Through the Scene 89
Part II: Preparing to Crack the Case 94
Chapter 5: Minding and Finding the Loopholes 96
Deciding to Take On a Client 97
Determining Whether You Can Help the Case 102
Passing the Court’s Standard As a Reliable Witness 105
Going Forward with the Case 107
Keeping a Tight Forensic Defense 112
Chapter 6: Acquiring and Authenticating E-Evidence 118
Acquiring E-Evidence Properly 118
Step 1: Determine the Type of Media You’re Working With 120
Step 2: Find the Right Tool 124
Step 3: Transfer Data 128
Step 4: Authenticate the Preserved Data 136
Step 5: Make a Duplicate of the Duplicate 139
Chapter 7: Examining E-Evidence 140
The Art of Scientific Inquiry 141
Gearing Up for Challenges 142
Getting a Handle on Search Terms 145
Challenging Your Results: Plants and Frames and Being in the Wrong Place 151
Finding No Evidence 153
Reporting Your Analysis 154
Chapter 8: Extracting Hidden Data 158
Recognizing Attempts to Blind the Investigator 159
Defeating Algorithms, Hashes, and Keys 166
Finding Out-of-Sight Bytes 168
Cracking Passwords 169
Decrypting the Encrypted 172
Part III: Doing Computer Forensics Investigations 174
Chapter 9: E-Mail and Web Forensics 176
Opening Pandora’s Box of E-Mail 177
Scoping Out E-Mail Architecture 180
Seeing the E-Mail Forensics Perspective 183
Examining Client-Based E-Mail 186
Investigating Web-Based Mail 190
Searching Browser Files 193
Looking through Instant Messages 196
Chapter 10: Data Forensics 198
Delving into Data Storage 199
Finding Digital Cavities Where Data Hides 208
Extracting Data 219
Rebuilding Extracted Data 222
Chapter 11: Document Forensics 224
Finding Evidential Material in Documents: Metadata 225
Honing In on CAM (Create, Access, Modify) Facts 230
Discovering Documents 231
Chapter 12: Mobile Forensics 242
Keeping Up with Data on the Move 243
Making a Device Seizure 248
Cutting-Edge Cellular Extractions 255
Chapter 13: Network Forensics 264
Mobilizing Network Forensic Power 265
Identifying Network Components 265
Saving Network Data 271
Re-Creating an Event from Traffic 276
Looking at Network Forensic Tools 282
Discovering Network Forensic Vendors 286
Chapter 14: Investigating X-Files: eXotic Forensics 288
Taking a Closer Look at Answering Machines 289
Examining Video Surveillance Systems 289
Cracking Home Security Systems 290
Tracking Automobiles 291
Extracting Information from Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) 293
Examining Copiers 295
Taking a Look On the Horizon 296
Part IV: Succeeding in Court 298
Chapter 15: Holding Up Your End at Pretrial 300
Pretrial Motions 301
Handling Pretrial Hearings 303
Giving a Deposition 304
Chapter 16: Winning a Case Before You Go to Court 310
Working Around Wrong Moves 311
Responding to Opposing Experts 312
Chapter 17: Standing Your Ground in Court 318
Making Good on Deliverables 319
Understanding Barroom Brawls in the Courtroom 320
Presenting E-Evidence to Persuade 327
Communicating to the Court 329
Part V: The Part of Tens 334
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Get Qualified and Prepped for Success 336
The Front Ten: Certifications 336
The Back Ten: Journals and Education 339
Chapter 19: Ten Tactics of an Excellent Investigator and a Dangerous Expert Witness 342
Stick to Finding and Telling the Truth 343
Don’t Fall for Counsel’s Tricks in Court 343
Be Irrefutable 344
Submit a Descriptive, Complete Bill 344
Prepare a Clear, Complete Report 345
Understand Nonverbal Cues 345
Look ’Em Straight in the Eye 346
Dress for Your Role As a Professional 346
Stay Certified and Up-to-Date 346
Know When to Say No 347
Chapter 20: Ten Cool Tools for Computer Forensics 348
Computer Forensic Software Tools 348
Computer Forensic Hardware 350
Computer Forensic Laboratories 351
Glossary 354
Index 368

A guide to the basics of computer forensics covers such topics as acquiring and examining e-evidence, extracting hidden data, filtering data, handling passwords and encrypted data, and exhibiting evidence in court-- source other than Library of Congress

2009-10-26