Windows forensics the field guide for conducting corporate computer investigations

• Main Author: Steel, Chad 1975- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indianapolis, IN Wiley Publishing 2006
• Subjects: Computer crimes > Methodology > Investigation > United States; Microsoft Windows (Computer file) > Security measures; Computer security; Internet > Security measures; Computer networks > Security measures
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• Physical Description: xvii, 382 pages : illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780470038628

An arcane pursuit a decade ago, forensic science today is a household term. And while the computer forensic analyst may not lead as exciting a life as TV's CSIs do, he or she relies just as heavily on scientific principles and just as surely solves crime. Whether you are contemplating a career in this growing field or are already an analyst in a Unix/Linux environment, this book prepares you to combat computer crime in the Windows world. Here are the tools to help you recover sabotaged files, track down the source of threatening e-mails, investigate industrial espionage, and expose computer criminals. * Identify evidence of fraud, electronic theft, and employee Internet abuse * Investigate crime related to instant messaging, Lotus Notes(r), and increasingly popular browsers such as Firefox(r) * Learn what it takes to become a computer forensics analyst * Take advantage of sample forms and layouts as well as case studies * Protect the integrity of evidence * Compile a forensic response toolkit * Assess and analyze damage from computer crime and process the crime scene * Develop a structure for effectively conducting investigations * Discover how to locate evidence in the Windows Registry