The Most Comprehensive, Up-to-Date, Reference on Computer Forensics! Using personal computers as their weapons, hackers and criminals (some only 11 years old) have attacked the Internet, government agencies, financial companies, small businesses, and the credit card accounts of unsuspecting individuals. This completely updated book/CD package provides a complete overview of computer forensics from information security issues to "crime scene investigation," seizure of data, determining the "fingerprints" of the crime, and tracking down the criminals. The book’s companion CD-ROM contains demos of the latest computer forensics software. Numerous exercises, case studies, and vignettes of actual crimes enhance the topics under discussion, and provide the reader with solutions to computer crime in the real world. KEY FEATURES • Comprehensive overview of the subject from information security issues to data recovery techniques to auditing methods to terrorist cyber-attacks • Includes Evidence Identifi cation and Checklist forms, hands-on projects, exercises, and case studies for each chapter • CD includes tools, presentations, and demos of the latest computer forensics software • Selected topics include: Computer Forensics Fundamentals; Data Recovery; Evidence Collection and Data Seizure; Computer Image Verifi cation; Duplication and Preservation of Digital Evidence; Electronic Evidence Reconstructing Past Events; Deterrence through Attacker ID; Destruction of e-mail; Networks; Protection against Random Terrorist Information Warfare Tactics; The Cyber Foot Print and Criminal Tracking; The Individual Exposed; Advanced Encryption & Hacking; Case Studies and Vignettes; Evidence Checklists and Forms On the CD-ROM (See Appendix G for Details) Includes a collection of forensic tools, demonstrations, docs, product presentations, and figures from the book. Topics and demos include: analysis tools, data recovery, forensic examination checklists, instant messenger issues, litigation, forensic training and certification information, case profiles, and more SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The third party software contained on the CD-ROM runs on a variety of platforms and operating systems. Please consult Appendix G for more details, and especially Web site information for specific requirements, updates, etc. Minimum system requirements for all of these software products include Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or higher, Windows 2000, XP; an Internet connection; some also require basic hardware such as Firewire, USB Devices, Zip, Jaz, Floppy Diskettes, or hard disk drives (IDE, EIDE, SCSI, ATA, SATA). |
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 In the field of computer forensicsDec 13, 2009
This is an excellent book. I will tell you that it is not for beginners. This book is like a field book telling you the ins and outs of the legal side of computer forensics. It does tell you about some of the technical aspects of the Computer Forecsics field.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Little or nothing for the practitioner or serious studentOct 19, 2007
Vacca appears to have edited rather than written this, and none too well at that. Some chapters use British spelling and some US, some talk of Pounds Sterling and others Dollars. (For each of the five star reviews, examine that writer's other reviews see if you detect a pattern emerging.)
Having said that, the book does present a fairly decent overview of computer forensics for those who want general information about it, and had it been advertised as such I'd have graded it higher. It offers little or nothing, however, to the practitioner or serious student.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Okay but I was disappointedJan 13, 2007
I was real excited when I saw this book that looked like the bible of computer forensics and it came with a DVD. The cost of 50 dollars made it expensive but with DVD that I hope would have video that I can watch.
THe book is okay in giving a general idea of computer forensics. It was not very specific in what to do. It has an interactive part in which it give you general answer too not very thorough.
Then, it goes on a tangent about warfare and cyber terrorism. It leaves the forensics behind. And the book goes over 700 pages.
The DVd is intro to some fornesics software, I was hoping it had video
to show people like me that are visual and can learn more this way.
So, the book is okay but I would check others that are more specific and give more thorough details about computer forensics.
3 of 6 found the following review helpful:
New/updated info is spot on!Oct 10, 2005
This edition of the book addresses the most current concerns/issues that every computer professional/layman should be aware of. The sheer amount of information offerd is impressive but, as always, presented in the same easy-to-absorb manner as John's numerous other books.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation (With CD-ROM) (Networking Series)Oct 08, 2005
Computer Forensics is very appropriate considering a number of data storage facilities that
have been recently hacked into, resulting in theft of customer data. The subject matter of computer forsenic
is logically presented from grounds up leading to a volume of valuable information. I was impressed with the
case studies that appear in the appendix. The end of chapter exercises should be very useful,
and thus could be adapted in a teaching environment. This text should form a companinon to the author's
other text on Firewalls.
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