With the aid of this fully updated, practical guide, you can identify and look into computer thieves of all shades.
This book describes how to build a high-tech forensic lab, gather admissible evidence, find clues in system files and emails, monitor WiFi activities, and recover documents that have been disguised.
Learn how to follow in an attacker's footsteps, interact with legal counsel, develop court-ready reports, and overcome logistical and legal obstacles. IP theft, mortgage fraud, employee misconduct, securities fraud, embezzlement, organized crime, and consumer fraud instances are all covered in case studies taken directly from today's headlines.
- Effectively uncover, capture, and prepare evidence for investigation
- Store and process collected data in a highly secure digital forensic lab
- Restore deleted documents, partitions, user activities, and file systems
- Analyze evidence gathered from Windows, Linux, and Macintosh systems
- Use the latest Web and client-based e-mail tools to extract relevant artifacts
- Overcome the hacker's anti-forensic, encryption, and obscurity techniques
- Unlock clues stored in cell phones, PDAs, and Windows Mobile devices
- Prepare legal documents that will hold up to judicial and defense scrutiny
