Building a Digital Forensic Laboratory

Table of contents

1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Table of Contents
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. Lead Authors
6. Contributing Author
7. Foreword Contributor
8. Foreword
9. Preface
10. Acknowledgments
11. Chapter I. Creating a Digital Forensics Laboratory
12. Chapter 1. An Introduction to Digital Forensics
    1. Introduction
    2. Some History
    3. Principles of Digital Forensics
    4. Summary
13. Chapter 2. Types of Digital Forensic Investigation
    1. Introduction
    2. Reasons for Conducting a Digital Forensic Investigation
    3. Summary
14. Chapter 3. Establishing and Managing a Digital Forensics Laboratory
    1. Introduction
    2. Establishing the Laboratory
    3. Summary
15. Chapter 4. Scoping the Requirement for the Laboratory
    1. Introduction
    2. Throughput
    3. The “Job”
    4. The Hardware and Software
    5. Summary
16. Chapter 5. Developing the Business Plan
    1. Introduction
    2. The Business Plan
    3. Summary
17. Chapter 6. Laboratory Location
    1. Introduction
    2. The Location of a Laboratory
    3. Summary
18. Chapter 7. Selecting the Staff
    1. Introduction
    2. Roles within the Laboratory
    3. Staff Selection
    4. Support for Staff
    5. Ancillary and Contract Staff
    6. Summary
19. Chapter 8. Education and Training
    1. Introduction
    2. External Factors
    3. Summary
20. Chapter 9. Legislation, Regulation, and Standards
    1. Introduction
    2. The Doctrine of Documentary Evidence
    3. Prevailing Health and Safety Laws in the UK
    4. Summary
21. Chapter II. Digital Forensic Incident and Crime Investigation Management
22. Chapter 10. Responding to Crimes Requiring Digital Forensic Investigation
    1. Introduction
    2. Capabilities
    3. Summary
23. Chapter 11. Management of the Collection of Evidence
    1. Introduction
    2. Collecting the Evidence
    3. Conclusion
24. Chapter 12. Management of Evidence Storage
    1. Introduction
    2. Management of Evidence Storage
    3. Conclusions
25. Chapter 13. Quality Assurance
    1. Introduction
    2. What Is Assurance?
    3. What Is Quality?
    4. QA in Digital Forensic Acquisition
    5. QA of the Analysis Phase
    6. QA for the Evidence Presentation
    7. QA for Software
    8. QA of Hardware
    9. Process QA
    10. QA of the Documentation
    11. Conclusions
26. Chapter 14. High Technology Crimes
    1. Introduction
    2. High Technology Crime Cases
    3. Summary
27. Chapter III. Overview of the Digital Forensic Investigations Profession and Unit
28. Chapter 15. Understanding the Role of the Digital Forensic Laboratory Manager
    1. Introduction
    2. The Laboratory Manager's Major Functions
    3. Summary
29. Chapter 16. The Digital Forensics Laboratory
    1. Introduction
    2. Relationship of the Business Plans
    3. Summary
30. Chapter 17. Networking, Liaison, and Sources of Information
    1. Introduction
    2. Knowledge and Skills
    3. Networking
    4. Liaison
    5. Maintaining the List of Contacts
    6. Collecting and Storing Information
    7. Other Sources of Information and Knowledge
    8. Classifying the Reliability of Sources and the Accuracy of Their Information
    9. Summary
31. Chapter 18. Computer Forensics Investigation Unit Metrics Management System
    1. Introduction
    2. The Metrics
    3. Summary
32. Chapter 19. Workload Management and the Outsourcing Option
    1. Introduction[1]
    2. In-house Workload Management
    3. Using Triage Techniques
    4. In-house or Outsource?
    5. Summary
33. Chapter 20. Developing a Career in Digital Forensic Management
    1. Introduction
    2. What Does a Manager Do?
    3. Positioning Yourself for the Job
    4. Once You Have the Job
    5. Summary
34. Chapter 21. A Summary of Thoughts, Issues, and Problems
    1. Introduction
    2. What Makes a Digital Forensic Laboratory Successful?
    3. Are You Up for the Job of Digital Forensic Laboratory Manager?
    4. What the Future Holds
35. Chapter IV. Future Digital Forensic Investigation Challenges
36. Chapter 22. The Future of Digital Forensics and Its Role in Criminal Investigations
    1. Introduction
    2. The Implication of Changes in Criminal Investigations
    3. The Changing Face of Crime
    4. The Changing Role of Digital Forensics
    5. Summary
37. Chapter 23. The Future of Digital Forensics in the Criminal Justice System
    1. Introduction
    2. What Is Changing
    3. What the Future Holds
    4. Summary
38. Chapter 24. Conclusions and Final Thoughts
    1. Introduction
    2. Management Challenges
    3. What the Future Holds
39. Appendix A. Digital Forensic Resources
    1. Introduction
    2. Laboratory and Staff Certification Authorities
    3. Certifications
    4. Organizations
    5. Digital Forensic Guidelines
    6. Books
    7. Journals
    8. Forums and Blogs
    9. Online Resources
    10. Academic Resources
40. Appendix B. Risk Assessment Template
41. Index
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. J
    11. K
    12. L
    13. M
    14. N
    15. O
    16. P
    17. Q
    18. R
    19. S
    20. T
    21. U
    22. V
    23. W