The Basics of Digital Forensics: The Primer for Getting Started in Digital Forensics

Abstract

The technical editor, Jonathan Rajewski, is an Assistant Professor in the Computer & Digital Forensic program at Champlain College who also serves as a member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Task Force serving law enforcement and governmental entities. Chapter 3 explores different types of computer forensic laboratory setups as well as the hardware and software tools in common use in those labs. The securityof the labs, including secure evidence storage, is discussed, as well as the accreditation and certification of labs. Outside the lab, chapter 4 deals with collecting digital evidence: securing both the scene and the evidence, documenting via photographs and notes, preservation of evidence (cloning hard disk drives, capturing ram, doing live versus dead acquisition), brief discussion on reports.