Computer forensics for dummies
By: Linda Volonino and Reynaldo Anzaldua
Contributors: Anzaldua, Reynaldo
Series: --For dummies; --For dummies
Publisher: Wiley; John Wiley [distributor]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780470371916
Subjects: Computer crimes; Computer security
Description: A guide to the basics of computer forensics covers such topics as acquiring and examining e-evidence, extracting hidden data, filtering data, handling passwords and encrypted data, and exhibiting evidence in court--
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- Pt. I:; title: Digging out and documenting electronic evidence --; title: Knowing what your digital devices create, capture, and pack away -- until revelation day --; title: Suiting up for a lawsuit or criminal investigation --; title: Getting authorized to search and seize --; title: Documenting and managing the crime scene -- -- Pt. II:; title: Preparing to crack the case --; title: Minding and finding the loopholes --; title: Acquiring and authenticating e-evidence --; title: Examining e-evidence --; title: Extracting hidden data -- -- Pt. III:; title: Doing computer forensics investigations --; title: E-mail and web forensics --; title: Data forensics --; title: Document forensics --; title: Mobile forensics --; title: Network forensics --; title: Investigating x-files: exotic forensics -- -- Pt. IV:; title: Succeeding in court --; title: Holding up your end at pretrial --; title: Winning a case before you go to court --; title: Standing your ground in court -- -- Pt. V: The; title: Part of tens --; title: Ten ways to get qualified and prepped for success --; title: Ten tactics of an excellent investigator and a dangerous expert witness --; title: Ten cool tools for computer forensics ---- Glossary-- Index.