COMPUTER FORENSICS JUMPSTART VOL. 1 – FREE TEASER

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We would like to present you new issue of eForensics Computer series titled Computer Forensics JumpStart Vol. 1.

In front of you you have the best practical pill for everyone who’d like to become en expert in digital forensics sector.  120+ pages of practical tips, trials and tutorials for everyone who’d like to dive into Computer Forensics world. Go from ZERO to HERO with eForensics Magazine!

Check what you will find inside:

DIGITAL FORENSICS IN A NUTSHELL

by Barry Kokotailo

Before 1999, formal dedicated digital forensics toolkits did not exist. Then came the first free open source tool to perform digital forensics: The Coroners Toolkit created by Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema (http://www.porcupine.org/forensics/tct.html). This sparked a massive revolution in the science and art of digital forensics. This article will deal with the stages in a digital forensics examination, the tools used by most forensics people, and some final thoughts on the world of forensics.

A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO BEGINNING COMPUTER FORENSICS

by David Biser

We live in an era of digital connectivity such as the world has never known. Each age has one symbol that seems to identify it to all other time periods, for instance Roman is known by the Imperial Eagle, the Industrial Revolution by the machines that were developed and used, our age can probably be symbolized by 1s and 0s. Nearly everyone is connected to the Internet in some form or manner, by smart phone, tablet or laptop. With such connectivity comes crime which brings the need for investigators with a specific skill set to be able to investigate, track and apprehend criminals in the digital world. This is where the exciting and ever changing world of computer forensics begins. As a computer forensic examiner you will find yourself tracking child pornographers, cyber thieves and terrorists, responding to the worst of crimes, all in an effort to deter and stop cyber crime. A very exciting field indeed!

UNDERSTANDING FILE METADATA

by Chris Sampson

Metadata exists throughout data storage systems, from the creation and modification dates stored within the file system, through to specific information embedded within the content of a file. Metadata can be hugely important to any forensic investigation, knowing how to extract this information and spot when it has been manipulated can prove very important. This article, aimed at those new to forensics, looks at various forms of metadata and provides examples of the way in which we can manually retrieve this information using the information that is available within our operating systems and moving on to other tools which can be used to extract this data from many different file types.

THE INTERVIEW WITH JAMES E. WINGATE, VICE PRESIDENT OF BACKCONE SECURITY

by Gabriele Biondo and Kishore P.V.