Digital Evidence And Computer Crime 3rd Edition

"The third edition of this comprehensive textbook on forensic science and the Internet is thoroughly updated to reflect the great leaps forward in technology in the six years since the previous printing. The work is divided into five sections covering digital forensics, digital investigations, apprehending offenders, computers and network forensics, and chapters provide practical instruction, case studies and discussions of the theoretical basis for all aspects of digital investigation and the use of computer evidence in forensics and law enforcement. The volume is intended for police, lawyers and forensic analysts and provides a comprehensive look at contemporary methodologies computer crime and crime prevention. Contributors include legal academics as well as computer, networking and forensics professional from around the world."--Book News, Reference & Research

Eoghan Casey is founding partner of cmdLabs, author of the foundational book Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, and coauthor of Malware Forensics. For over a decade, he has dedicated himself to advancing the practice of incident handling and digital forensics. He helps client organizations handle security breaches and analyzes digital evidence in a wide range of investigations, including network intrusions with international scope. He has testified in civil and criminal cases, and has submitted expert reports and prepared trial exhibits for computer forensic and cyber-crime cases. Eoghan has performed thousands of forensic acquisitions and examinations, including Windows and UNIX systems, Enterprise servers, smart phones, cell phones, network logs, backup tapes, and database systems. He has performed vulnerability assessments, deployed and maintained intrusion detection systems, firewalls and public key infrastructures, and developed policies, procedures, and educational programs for a variety of organizations. In addition, he conducts research and teaches graduate students at Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, is editor of the Handbook of Digital Forensics and Investigation, and is Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's International Journal of Digital Investigation.

PART 1: Digital Forensics 1. Foundations of Digital Forensics 2. Language of Computer Crime Investigation 3. Digital Evidence in the Courtroom 4. Cybercrime Law: A United States Perspective 5. Cybercrime Law: European Perspective

PART 2: Digital Investigations 6. Conducting Digital Investigations 7. Handling a Digital Crime Scene 8. Investigative Reconstruction with Digital Evidence 9. Modus Operandi, Motive, and Technology

PART 3: Apprehending Offenders 10. Violent Crime and Digital Evidence 11. Digital Evidence as Alibi 12. Sex Offenders on the Internet 13. Investigating Computer Intrusions 14. Cyberstalking

PART 4: Computers 15. Computer Basics for Digital Investigators 16. Applying Forensic Science to Computers 17. Forensic Examination of Windows Systems 18. Forensic Examination of UNIX Systems 19. Forensic Examination of Macintosh Systems 20. Forensic Examination of Mobile Devices (online only)

PART 5: Network Forensics 21. Network Basics for Digital Investigators 22. Applying Forensic Science to Networks 23. Digital Evidence on the Internet 24. Digital Evidence on Physical and Data-Link Layers 25. Digital Evidence at the Network and Transport Layers