Implementing Digital Forensic Readiness
From Reactive to Proactive Process

This comprehensive book shows information security professionals how to implement a proactive approach to digital forensics in their organization

Jason Sachowski (Author)

9780128044544, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 1 March 2016

374 pages
23.5 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.77 kg

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.

Section A Digital Forensics

Subject Areas: Computer security [UR], Management of specific areas [KJMV], Forensic science [JKVF1]