Cyber forensics: a field manual for collecting, examining, and preserving evidence of computer crimes

**An explanation of the basic principles of data**This book explains the basic principles of data as building blocks of electronic evidential matter, which are used in a cyber forensics investigations. The entire text is written with no reference to a particular operation system or environment, thus it is applicable to all work environments, cyber investigation scenarios, and technologies. The text is written in a step-by-step manner, beginning with the elementary building blocks of data progressing upwards to the representation and storage of information. It inlcudes practical examples and illustrations throughout to guide the reader.__The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.__

Praise For Cyber Forensics

"For novice and experienced examiners alike, this book is unlike many of its genre and actually keeps your interest from the first to the last page. The incorporation of an event necessitating an investigative effort, combined with an overview of the computer forensic methodology, is a must-read."
—Detective Andy Hrenak, CFCE/A+/ACE/DFCB, Hazelwood Police Department, RCCEEG Forensic Examiner

"This book is a must-read for all practicing forensic professionals and students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of cyber forensics. The authors manage to explain cyber forensics in an unthreatening and understandable way! Good job, guys!"
—Bruce Monahan, Chief Audit Executive, Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

"Marcella and Guillossou have created one of the most important resources for cyber forensic professionals available today. The need for understanding electronic data at its most basic level is critical to help ensure that a cyber forensic investigator or expert witness can confidently handle any legal cross-examination. If you want to gain the detailed knowledge of how 'bits' and 'bytes' of data become digital evidence, this book is for you!"
—Doug Menendez, CISA, CIA, Audit Manager, Graybar Electric Company; coauthor, Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes, Second Edition

"This book is a solid foundation for anyone wishing to improve their forensic skills and provide stronger investigative and legal case support. The use of a fictitious case throughout the text to illustrate points and demonstrate process is very effective."
—Jeff Lukins, Dynetics Technical Services, Inc.

"Cyber Forensics is the only book on computer forensics in which the authors take the bottom-up approach—explaining fundamentals of digital data storage and retrieval before discussing any forensic techniques. The book focuses more on the scientific concepts of computer forensics and less on the law-enforcement-related activities. This makes the book a perfect text for college-level computer science students."
—Dr. Lydia Ray, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Columbus State University

"The need for clear but detailed understanding is absolutely critical to effectively obtain and utilize digital data to any end, but especially for investigatory results. Messrs. Marcella and Guillossou have delivered on that need in their newest text, Cyber Forensics: From Data to Digital Evidence. This text will be added to my personal reference library immediately. Thank you, gentlemen, for your efforts and results for those of us that need this type of information."
—Don Caniglia, CGEIT, CISA, CISM, FLMI, founder/CEO, ITRisk Management Services, LLC

"A powerful new tool for all forensic accountants, or anyone who analyzes data that may have been altered. Benford's Law gives the expected patterns of the digits in the numbers in tabulated data such as town and city populations or Madoff's fictitious portfolio returns. Those digits, in unaltered data, will not occur in equal proportions; there is a large bias towards the lower digits, so much so that nearly one-half of all numbers are expected to start with the digits 1 or 2. These patterns were originally discovered by physicist Frank Benford in the early 1930s, and have since been found to apply to all tabulated data. Mark J. Nigrini has been a pioneer in applying Benford's Law to auditing and forensic accounting, even before his groundbreaking 1999 Journal of Accountancy article introducing this useful tool to the accounting world. In Benford's Law, Nigrini shows the widespread applicability of Benford's Law and its practical uses to detect fraud, errors, and other anomalies. Explores primary, associated, and advanced tests, all described with data sets that include corporate payments data and election data Includes ten fraud detection studies, including vendor fraud, payroll fraud, due diligence when purchasing a business, and tax evasion Covers financial statement fraud, with data from Enron, AIG, and companies that were the target of hedge fund short sales Looks at how to detect Ponzi schemes, including data on Madoff, Waxenberg, and more Examines many other applications, from the Clinton tax returns and the charitable gifts of Lehman Brothers to tax evasion and number invention Benford's Law has 250 figures and uses 50 interesting authentic and fraudulent real-world data sets to explain both theory and practice, and concludes with an agenda and directions for future research. The companion website adds additional information and resources"-- Provided by publisher An explanation of the basic principles of data This book explains the basic principles of data as building blocks of electronic evidential matter, which are used in a cyber forensics investigations. The entire text is written with no reference to a particular operation system or environment, thus it is applicable to all work environments, cyber investigation scenarios, and technologies. The text is written in a step-by-step manner, beginning with the elementary building blocks of data progressing upwards to the representation and storage of information. It inlcudes practical examples and illustrations throughout to guide the reader. The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices. "An explanation of the basic principles of data. This book explains the basic principles of data as building blocks of electronic evidential matter, which are used in a cyber forensics investigations. The entire text is written with no reference to a particular operation system or environment, thus it is applicable to all work environments, cyber investigation scenarios, and technologies. The text is written in a step-by-step manner, beginning with the elementary building blocks of data progressing upwards to the representation and storage of information. It includes practical examples and illustrations throughout to guide the reader"-- Provided by publisher

An explanation of the basic principles of data

This book explains the basic principles of data as building blocks of electronic evidential matter, which are used in a cyber forensics investigations.The entire text is written with no reference to a particular operation system or environment, thus it is applicable to all work environments, cyber investigation scenarios, and technologies. The text is written in a step-by-stepmanner, beginning with the elementary building blocks of data progressing upwards to the representation and storage of information. It inlcudes practical examples and illustrations throughout to guide the reader.