Book description
Implementing Digital Forensic Readiness: From Reactive to Proactive Process shows information security and digital forensic professionals how to increase operational efficiencies by implementing a pro-active approach to digital forensics throughout their organization. It demonstrates how digital forensics aligns strategically within an organization’s business operations and information security’s program. This book illustrates how the proper collection, preservation, and presentation of digital evidence is essential for reducing potential business impact as a result of digital crimes, disputes, and incidents. It also explains how every stage in the digital evidence lifecycle impacts the integrity of data, and how to properly manage digital evidence throughout the entire investigation. Using a digital forensic readiness approach and preparedness as a business goal, the administrative, technical, and physical elements included throughout this book will enhance the relevance and credibility of digital evidence. Learn how to document the available systems and logs as potential digital evidence sources, how gap analysis can be used where digital evidence is not sufficient, and the importance of monitoring data sources in a timely manner. This book offers standard operating procedures to document how an evidence-based presentation should be made, featuring legal resources for reviewing digital evidence.
- Explores the training needed to ensure competent performance of the handling, collecting, and preservation of digital evidence
- Discusses the importance of how long term data storage must take into consideration confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital evidence
- Emphasizes how incidents identified through proactive monitoring can be reviewed in terms of business risk
- Includes learning aids such as chapter introductions, objectives, summaries, and definitions
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Introduction
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Section A. Digital Forensics
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Section B. Digital Forensic Readiness
- Chapter 4. Understanding Forensic Readiness
- Chapter 5. Define Business Risk Scenarios
- Chapter 6. Identify Potential Data Sources
- Chapter 7. Determine Collection Requirements
- Chapter 8. Establish Legal Admissibility
- Chapter 9. Establish Secure Storage and Handling
- Chapter 10. Enable Targeted Monitoring
- Chapter 11. Map Investigative Workflows
- Chapter 12. Establish Continuing Education
- Chapter 13. Maintain Evidence-Based Reporting
- Chapter 14. Ensure Legal Review
- Chapter 15. Accomplishing Forensic Readiness
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Section C. Appendices
- Introduction
- Appendix A: Investigative Process Models
- Appendix B: Education and Professional Certifications
- Appendix C: Tool and Equipment Validation Program
- Appendix D: Service Catalog
- Appendix E: Cost–Benefit Analysis
- Appendix F: Building Taxonomy
- Appendix G: Risk Assessment
- Appendix H: Threat Modeling
- Appendix I: Data Warehouse Introduction
- Appendix J: Requirements Analysis
- Appendix K: Investigative Workflow
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Section D. Templates
- Introduction
- Template A: Test Case Document
- Template B: Investigator Logbook
- Template C: Chain of Custody Tracking Form
- Template D: Investigative Final Report
- Template E: Service Catalog
- Template F: Business Case Document
- Template G: Net Present Value
- Template H: Threat/Risk Assessment Report
- Template I: Data Source Inventory Matrix
- Template J: Project Charter Document
- Template K: Requirements Specification Document
- Bibliography
- Index
Product information
- Title: Implementing Digital Forensic Readiness
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2016
- Publisher(s): Syngress
- ISBN: 9780128045015
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