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Digital Forensics Basics: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners: An Open-Source Approach (Second Edition)

Digital Forensics Basics: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners: An Open-Source Approach (Second Edition)

Deng, Lin
Xu, Weifeng

Paperback

General LawComputer Security

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ISBN13: 9798170895069
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.29
Height: 0.62 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Whether you're a student new to cybersecurity or an enthusiast eager to explore the world of digital investigations, Digital Forensics Basics: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners offers a hands-on, open-source guided journey into the core principles and tools used in the field. Designed by educators and researchers specialized in digital forensics, this beginner-friendly book emphasizes practical application through detailed tutorials and real-world lab exercises.

From number system conversions and Linux command-line mastery to USB image analysis, remote disk acquisition, regular expressions, and steganography, each chapter provides clear, structured walkthroughs for foundational forensic techniques. Readers will gain experience with industry-standard tools like Autopsy, the Sleuth Kit, FTK Imager, Wireshark, and Scalpel, making it an ideal companion for self-learners, instructors, and training programs.

Key topics include:

  • Data representation and encoding (binary, hex, ASCII, UNIX time)
  • Linux forensics and shell scripting
  • USB disk imaging and deleted file recovery
  • Network forensics with Wireshark and tshark
  • Regex and metadata search techniques
  • File carving, steganography, and anti-forensics detection

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