| | |  | Manager's Guides to Computing | Home » » » Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics: Computer Forensics Secrets & Solutions | | | | | | | Description: | | Investigate computer crime, corporate malfeasance, and hacker break-ins quickly and effectively with help from this practical and comprehensive resource. You’ll get expert information on crucial procedures to successfully prosecute violators while avoiding the pitfalls of illicit searches, privacy violations, and illegally obtained evidence. It’s all here--from collecting actionable evidence, re-creating the criminal timeline, and zeroing in on a suspect to uncovering obscured and deleted code, unlocking encrypted files, and preparing lawful affidavits. Plus, you’ll get in-depth coverage of the latest PDA and cell phone investigation techniques and real-world case studies. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Chris Davis | | Paperback:
| 480 pages | | Publisher:
| McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | | Publication Date:
| November 22, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0072256753 | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
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15 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Very Interesting BookDec 03, 2004
By Arthur Dexter
Coming from a system administration background, I found Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics to be very good book.
The book does a good job of filling you in with the background technical details as well as providing practical knowledge you can use on a day to day basis. In addition to serving as an accesible introduction to both the technical and legal sides of computer forensics, the book is a useful reference with many clear, detailed examples.
The computer side of the book offered advice on working with Windows, Linux, and Macintosh systems. I especially appreciated the section on Macs. Having worked primarily with Linux and Windows, I found the Mac details to be extremely interesting.
While I have not had to deal with the legal side of computer forensics, I found the legal sections to be interesting reading.
I would reccomend this book strongly to technical people whether or not they are interested in law enforcement, as it provides a good deal of information useful to system administrators as well as advanced users.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
An excellent reference but...May 09, 2006
By akempo
"akempo"
for anyone conducting an investigation, this is the epitome of a textbook reference book hybrid. The book provides a good overview of the most popular tools on the market and how to effectively use them during the investigative process, as well as legal requirements for evidence handling and tracking.
One of the book's best features is also one of it's biggest weaknesses: if you don't have access to at least one of the software packages demonstrated in the book, the book's value decreases substantially. Although not said in so many words, the implication is that if you don't have one of these tools, your investigation will be much more difficult, if not impossible.
Given the dryness and specificity of the writing, although the book is wellwritten, I would have trouble recommending it to anyone not currently already doing that type of work.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Explanations -- Very Easy to UseApr 25, 2005
By Daniel Richardson
I work on the security team in a large company and use this as a key reference when working investigations. We're understaffed, and investigations isn't my only focus. When I found out about this book I was excited about the familiar look and feel of a series I've humbly learned much from. IMHO, this book is an outstanding compliment to the arsenal of tools I use when I'm asked to help with investigations. In particular, I like the short and concise legal information and the breadth of topics covered in a short volume. I feel a lot of though went into this because the layout helps me focus on important issues. The book covers so many topics like cell phones, Internet logs, eMail, and Macintosh systems to large storage RAIDS, NAS and SANS. Tools are also covered, including some I knew about, and some I don't know how I lived without before reading this. I feel much more confident handling cases I'm asked to help with.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Focus on commercial toolsJun 13, 2005
By Peter Van Eeckhoutte
"http://www.corelan.be:8800"
I bought this book based upon the experience I had with other Hacking Exposed books... but this one has disappointed me
The examples are based on commercial tools only - while I'm certain that there are many open source tools available also.
The book contains more than 100 pages of forms and explanations of the legal process, which is nice, but not what I would have expected from a Hacking Exposed book
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A VITAL reference bookSep 28, 2005
By Paul DeVorak
This book has been an extremely valuable reference for me and my coworkers on any subject related to forensics that we have encountered in our investigations. This is the only book I've found that covers the laws of forensics as well as technical details of analysis. I strongly recommend this book to anyone that is involved in computer forensics.
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