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System Forensics, Investigation, and Response, 3rd Edition

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  1. Cover Page
  2. Contents
  3. System Forensics, Investigation, and Response
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Content
  7. Preface
  8. About the Author
  9. PART I Introduction to Forensics
  10. CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Forensics
  11. What Is Computer Forensics?
  12. Understanding the Field of Digital Forensics
  13. Knowledge Needed for Computer Forensics Analysis
  14. The Daubert Standard
  15. U.S. Laws Affecting Digital Forensics
  16. Federal Guidelines
  17. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  18. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  19. CHAPTER 1 ASSESSMENT
  20. CHAPTER 2 Overview of Computer Crime
  21. How Computer Crime Affects Forensics
  22. Identity Theft
  23. Hacking
  24. Cyberstalking and Harassment
  25. Fraud
  26. Non-Access Computer Crimes
  27. Cyberterrorism
  28. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  29. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  30. CHAPTER 2 ASSESSMENT
  31. CHAPTER 3 Forensic Methods and Labs
  32. Forensic Methodologies
  33. Formal Forensic Approaches
  34. Documentation of Methodologies and Findings
  35. Evidence-Handling Tasks
  36. How to Set Up a Forensic Lab
  37. Common Forensic Software Programs
  38. Forensic Certifications
  39. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  40. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  41. CHAPTER 3 ASSESSMENT
  42. PART II Technical Overview: SystemForensics Tools, Techniques, and Methods
  43. CHAPTER 4 Collecting, Seizing, and Protecting Evidence
  44. Proper Procedure
  45. Handling Evidence
  46. Storage Formats
  47. Forensic Imaging
  48. RAID Acquisitions
  49. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  50. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  51. CHAPTER 4 ASSESSMENT
  52. CHAPTER LAB
  53. CHAPTER 5 Understanding Techniques for Hiding and Scrambling Information
  54. Steganography
  55. Encryption
  56. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  57. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  58. CHAPTER 5 ASSESSMENT
  59. CHAPTER 6 Recovering Data
  60. Undeleting Data
  61. Recovering Information from Damaged Media
  62. File Carving
  63. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  64. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  65. CHAPTER 6 ASSESSMENT
  66. CHAPTER 7 Email Forensics
  67. How Email Works
  68. Email Protocols
  69. Email Headers
  70. Tracing Email
  71. Email Server Forensics
  72. Email and the Law
  73. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  74. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  75. CHAPTER 7 ASSESSMENT
  76. CHAPTER 8 Windows Forensics
  77. Windows Details
  78. Volatile Data
  79. Windows Swap File
  80. Windows Logs
  81. Windows Directories
  82. Index.dat
  83. Windows Files and Permissions
  84. The Registry
  85. Volume Shadow Copy
  86. Memory Forensics
  87. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  88. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  89. CHAPTER 8 ASSESSMENT
  90. CHAPTER 9 Linux Forensics
  91. Linux and Forensics
  92. Linux Basics
  93. Linux File Systems
  94. Linux Logs
  95. Linux Directories
  96. Shell Commands for Forensics
  97. Kali Linux Forensics
  98. Forensics Tools for Linux
  99. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  100. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  101. CHAPTER 9 ASSESSMENT
  102. CHAPTER 10 Macintosh Forensics
  103. Mac Basics
  104. Macintosh Logs
  105. Directories
  106. Macintosh Forensic Techniques
  107. How to Examine a Mac
  108. Can You Undelete in Mac?
  109. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  110. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  111. CHAPTER 10 ASSESSMENT
  112. CHAPTER 11 Mobile Forensics
  113. Cellular Device Concepts
  114. What Evidence You Can Get from a Cell Phone
  115. Seizing Evidence from a Mobile Device
  116. JTAG
  117. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  118. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  119. CHAPTER 11 ASSESSMENT
  120. CHAPTER 12 Performing Network Analysis
  121. Network Packet Analysis
  122. Network Traffic Analysis
  123. Router Forensics
  124. Firewall Forensics
  125. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  126. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  127. CHAPTER 12 ASSESSMENT
  128. PART III Incident Response and Resources
  129. CHAPTER 13 Incident and Intrusion Response
  130. Disaster Recovery
  131. Preserving Evidence
  132. Adding Forensics to Incident Response
  133. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  134. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  135. CHAPTER 13 ASSESSMENT
  136. CHAPTER 14 Trends and Future Directions
  137. Technical Trends
  138. Legal and Procedural Trends
  139. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  140. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  141. CHAPTER 14 ASSESSMENT
  142. CHAPTER 15 System Forensics Resources
  143. Tools to Use
  144. Resources
  145. Laws
  146. CHAPTER SUMMARY
  147. KEY CONCEPTS AND TERMS
  148. CHAPTER 15 ASSESSMENT
  149. APPENDIX A Answer Key
  150. APPENDIX B Standard Acronyms
  151. Glossary of Key Terms
  152. References
  153. Index

Macintosh Logs

One of the first steps in any forensic examination should be to check the logs. Remember that logs are very important when examining a Windows or a Linux computer. They are just as important when examining a Macintosh computer. This section examines the Macintosh logs and what is contained in them.

The /var/log Log

The name of this log should suggest that it is a general repository for a lot of information. The naming structure should also seem familiar. Remember that Mac OS X is based on FreeBSD, so seeing file structures similar to Linux should be no surprise.

This directory has many logs in it. The /var/log/daily.out contains data on all mounted volumes, including the dates they were mounted. This is very important in cases involving stolen data. You can see what devices have been attached and get data from them.

This folder includes data on removable media, including serial numbers.

The /var/spool/cups Folder

In this folder, you will find information about printed documents. If you need to know what documents have been printed from this Macintosh, this folder can give you that information. This includes the name of the document printed and the user who printed it.

The /Library/Receipts Folder

This folder contains information about system and software updates. It is less useful for a forensic investigation than some of the other folders; however, it can be useful to know if a given patch was applied and when it was applied. This might be of some interest in investigating malware crimes.

The /Users/<user>/.bash_history Log

As you know, Mac OS X is based on FreeBSD, a UNIX variant. When you launch the terminal window, what you actually get is a Bash shell. So, this particular log can be very interesting. It will show you a variety of commands. You might look for commands such as rm, which would be removing or deleting something, or dd, indicating the user might have tried to make an image of the drive.

The /var/vm Folder

In this folder, you will find a subfolder named app profile. This will contain lists of recently opened applications, as well as temporary data used by applications. Both of these can be very interesting in a forensic examination.

The /Users/ Directory

This is where various users’ files are stored. It is always a good idea to check in this directory to find out if users have saved data here that could be used as evidence.

The /Users/<user>/Library/Preferences/ Folder

As you probably suspect, this folder contains user preferences. This might not seem that interesting for a forensic investigation, except for one small issue: This folder even maintains the preferences of programs that have been deleted. This could be a very valuable place to get clues about programs that have been deleted from the system.