Digital Forensics with the AccessData Forensic Toolkit (FTK) - Softcover

Sammons, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007184502X ISBN 13: 9780071845021

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016

Synopsis

Learn how to use AccessData’s Forensic Toolkit (FTK) while mastering the fundamentals of digital forensics

Digital Forensics with the AccessData Forensic Toolkit (FTK) provides a comprehensive review of essential digital forensics concepts and builds on this information to teach you how to conduct digital investigations with AccessData’s FTK―the industry-standard, court-accepted digital investigations platform.

Part I covers the technology all digital forensics investigators need to understand, specifically data, storage media, file systems, and registry files. Part II explains how best to use FTK 5 tools, including FTK imager, FTK registry viewer, and the Password Recovery Toolkit (PRTK), to conduct legally defensible investigations.

• Written by a digital forensics expert and AccessData instructor
• Perfect self-study guide for the AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) exam
• "Kit Trick" notes highlight best practices for using FTK
• "Case File" sidebars feature insights from actual digital forensic investigators

About this title

About the Author

John Sammons (Huntington, West Virginia) is an Assistant Professor at Marshall University teaching digital forensics, electronic discovery, information security, and technology in the Department of Integrated Science and Technology. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the Marshall University Forensic Science Center's graduate program teaching the Advanced Digital Forensics course. Prior to joining the faculty at Marshall, John co-founded Second Creek Technologies, a digital forensics and electronic discovery firm. He is a former Huntington police officer and currently serves as an investigator for the Cabell County (WV) Prosecutor's Office. John is a member of the FBI's West Virginia Cybercrime Task Force. He is also the founder and director of the Appalachian Institute of Digital Evidence (AIDE), a non-profit organization that provides research and training for digital evidence professionals including attorneys, judges, law enforcement, and information security practitioners in the private sector. John is currently a contract instructor for AccessData and is certified as both an instructor and an examiner. John is the author of The Basics of Digital Forensics published by Syngress.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 007184502X
• ISBN 13: 9780071845021
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 416