Digital Forensics

 Episode Title: Digital Forensics

Episode Description: Technical news, Tech Awareness, Tips & Tricks, Tools

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Episode Links:

Gaana: https://gaana.com/podcast/cm-common-man-voice-season-1

Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bilalma1976/episodes/Digital-Forensics-e26gfe0

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/bilalma1976

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Digital forensics:

Digital forensics is a branch of forensic science encompassing the recovery and investigation of material found on digital devices, often in relation to computer crime.So, forensics is the technical process of recovering or collecting evidence that will be used in an investigation.

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Professionals:

• Soc Analyst
• Incident Response
• Threat Hunter
• Digital Forensic Analyst

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Challenges & Process in Digital Forensics:

Challenges:

Navigating the complexities of the digital realm.

Encryption:

Dealing with encrypted data and passwords.

Anti-Forensic Techniques:

Countermeasures to hide evidence.

Cloud Computing:

Investigating data stored in the cloud.

Jurisdictional Issues:

Addressing cross-border investigations.

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Tools for collecting Evidence:

• KAPE
• ENCASE

Tools to evidence analysis:

• Autospy
• Volatility

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Types of Evidence & Techniques:

Imaging and Hashing:

Creating forensic copies and verifying integrity.

Data Recovery:

Extracting deleted or hidden information.

Metadata Analysis:

Examining timestamps, file properties, and user details.

Computer:

Collecting logs and data, application information stored in the system

Mobile:

Notification history, application information, call logs, messages

Network:

Tracking network activities and identifying intrusions.

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Steganography:

The practice of concealing messages or information within other non-secret text or data. An example of this would be having a text file that contains secret information, which is hidden inside an innocent image file.

Tools:

• Steghide