Acomputerforensicsinvestigatormustpossessavarietyofskills,includingtheabilitytoanswerlegalquestions,gatheranddocumentevidence,andprepareforaninvestigation.Thisbookwillhelpyougetupandrunningwithusingdigitalforensictoolsandtechniquestoinvestigatecybercrimessuccessfully.Startingwithanoverviewofforensicsandalltheopensourceandcommercialtoolsneededtogetthejobdone,you'lllearncoreforensicpracticesforsearchingdatabasesandanalyzingdataovernetworks,personaldevices,andwebapplications.You'llthenlearnhowtoacquirevaluableinformationfromdifferentplaces,suchasfilesystems,e-mails,browserhistories,andsearchqueries,andcapturedataremotely.Asyouadvance,thisbookwillguideyouthroughimplementingforensictechniquesonmultipleplatforms,suchasWindows,Linux,andmacOS,todemonstratehowtorecovervaluableinformationasevidence.Finally,you'llgettogripswithpresentingyourfindingsefficientlyinjudicialoradministrativeproceedings.Bytheendofthisbook,you'llhavedevelopedaclearunderstandingofhowtoacquire,analyze,andpresentdigitalevidencelikeaproficientcomputerforensicsinvestigator.