Real Digital Forensics: Computer Security and Incident Response (+ CD-ROM)

You can"t succeed in the field of computer forensics without hands-on practice - and you can"t get hands-on practice without real forensic data. The solution: "Real Digital Forensics". In this book, a team of world-class computer forensics experts walks you through six detailed, highly realistic investigations and provides a DVD with all the data you need to follow along and practice. From binary memory dumps to log files, this DVD"s intrusion data was generated by attacking live systems using the same tools and methods real-world attackers use. The evidence was then captured and analyzed using the same tools the authors employ in their own investigations. This book relies heavily on open source tools, so you can perform virtually every task without investing in any commercial software. You"ll investigate environments ranging from financial institutions to software companies and crimes ranging from intellectual property theft to SEC violations. As you move step by...