Guide to Digital Forensics: A Concise and Practical Introduction (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science) - Softcover

Kävrestad, Joakim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319674498 ISBN 13: 9783319674490

Publisher: Springer, 2017

Synopsis

Provides a strong theoretical discussion on forensic concepts and important considerations in a forensic examination

Explains the computer concepts of particular relevance to forensics

Includes a detailed section that describes and discusses important artifacts

About this title

About the Author

​Joakim Kävrestad is a Lecturer in informatics at the University of Skövde, Sweden, with several years of experience as a forensic expert with the Swedish police.

From the Back Cover

This work introduces the reader to the world of digital forensics in a practical and accessible manner. The text was written to fulfill a need for a book that introduces forensic methodology and sound forensic thinking, combined with hands-on examples for common tasks in a computer forensic examination. The author has several years of experience as a computer forensics examiner and is now working as a university-level lecturer.

Guide to Digital Forensics: A Concise and Practical Introduction is intended for students that are looking for an introduction to computer forensics and can also be used as a collection of instructions for practitioners. The aim is to describe and explain the steps taken during a forensic examination, with the intent of making the reader aware of the constraints and considerations that apply during a fo

rensic examination in law enforcement and in the private sector. Upon reading this book, the reader should have a proper overview of the field of digital forensics, starting them on the journey of becoming a computer forensics expert.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319674498
• ISBN 13: 9783319674490
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 159