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Windows Forensics: The Field Guide for Corporate Computer Investigations

by Chad Steel  

John Wiley & Sons 2006 (402 pages)

ISBN:9780470038628

Whether you are contemplating a career in this growing field or are already an analyst in a Unix/Linux environment, this book prepares you to combat computer crime in the Windows world.

 

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The evidence is in--to solve Windows crime, you need Windows tools

An arcane pursuit a decade ago, forensic science today is a household term . And while the computer forensic analyst may not lead as exciting a life as TV's CSIs do, he or she relies just as heavily on scientific principles and just as surely solves crime.

Whether you are contemplating a career in this growing field or are already an analyst in a Unix/Linux environment, this book prepares you to combat computer crime in the Windows world. Here are the tools to help you recover sabotaged files, track down the source of threatening e- mails , investigate industrial espionage, and expose computer criminals.

• Identify evidence of fraud, electronic theft, and employee Internet abuse
• Investigate crime related to instant messaging, Lotus Notes(r), and increasingly popular browsers such as Firefox
• Learn what it takes to become a computer forensics analyst
• Take advantage of sample forms and layouts as well as case studies
• Protect the integrity of evidence
• Compile a forensic response toolkit
• Assess and analyze damage from computer crime and process the crime scene
• Develop a structure for effectively conducting investigations
• Discover how to locate evidence in the Windows Registry

About the Author

Chad Steel is a seasoned veteran with experience investigating more than 300 computer security incidents. Chad developed and taught the Computer Forensics graduate course in Penn State's engineering program as a member of the adjunct faculty and has taught both federal and local law enforcement, commercial clients , and graduate students in forensic analysis. He was the Head of IT Investigations for a Global 100 corporation and the Chief Security Officer and Managing Director, Systems Integration and Security Services, for a Fortune 100 consulting group .

Chad holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Engineering and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Virginia Tech.