A practical guide to enhancing your digital investigations with cutting-edge memory forensics techniques Key Features Explore memory forensics, one of the vital branches of digital investigation Learn the art of user activities reconstruction and malware detection using volatile memory Get acquainted with a range of open-source tools and techniques for memory forensics Book DescriptionMemory Forensics is a powerful analysis technique that can be used in different areas, from incident response to malware analysis. With memory forensics, you can not only gain key insights into the user's context but also look for unique traces of malware, in some cases, to piece together the puzzle of a sophisticated targeted attack. Starting with an introduction to memory forensics, this book will gradually take you through more modern concepts of hunting and investigating advanced malware using free tools and memory analysis frameworks. This book takes a practical approach and uses memory images from real incidents to help you gain a better understanding of the subject and develop the skills required to investigate and respond to malware-related incidents and complex targeted attacks. You'll cover Windows, Linux, and macOS internals and explore techniques and tools to detect, investigate, and hunt threats using memory forensics. Equipped with this knowledge, you'll be able to create and analyze memory dumps on your own, examine user activity, detect traces of fileless and memory-based malware, and reconstruct the actions taken by threat actors. By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed in memory forensics and have gained hands-on experience of using various tools associated with it. What you will learn Understand the fundamental concepts of memory organization Discover how to perform a forensic investigation of random access memory Create full memory dumps as well as dumps of individual processes in Windows, Linux, and macOS Analyze hibernation files, swap files, and crash dumps Apply various methods to analyze user activities Use multiple approaches to search for traces of malicious activity Reconstruct threat actor tactics and techniques using random access memory analysis Who this book is forThis book is for incident responders, digital forensic specialists, cybersecurity analysts, system administrators, malware analysts, students, and curious security professionals new to this field and interested in learning memory forensics. A basic understanding of malware and its working is expected. Although not mandatory, knowledge of operating systems internals will be helpful. For those new to this field, the book covers all the necessary concepts.

Explore the world of modern human-operated ransomware attacks, along with covering steps to properly investigate them and collecting and analyzing cyber threat intelligence using cutting-edge methods and tools Key Features Understand modern human-operated cyber attacks, focusing on threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures Collect and analyze ransomware-related cyber threat intelligence from various sources Use forensic methods and tools to reconstruct ransomware attacks and prevent them in the early stages Book DescriptionRansomware attacks have become the strongest and most persistent threat for many companies around the globe. Building an effective incident response plan to prevent a ransomware attack is crucial and may help you avoid heavy losses. Incident Response Techniques for Ransomware Attacks is designed to help you do just that. This book starts by discussing the history of ransomware, showing you how the threat landscape has changed over the years, while also covering the process of incident response in detail. You'll then learn how to collect and produce ransomware-related cyber threat intelligence and look at threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures. Next, the book focuses on various forensic artifacts in order to reconstruct each stage of a human-operated ransomware attack life cycle. In the concluding chapters, you'll get to grips with various kill chains and discover a new one: the Unified Ransomware Kill Chain. By the end of this ransomware book, you'll be equipped with the skills you need to build an incident response strategy for all ransomware attacks. What you will learn Understand the modern ransomware threat landscape Explore the incident response process in the context of ransomware Discover how to collect and produce ransomware-related cyber threat intelligence Use forensic methods to collect relevant artifacts during incident response Interpret collected data to understand threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures Understand how to reconstruct the ransomware attack kill chain Who this book is forThis book is for security researchers, security analysts, or anyone in the incident response landscape who is responsible for building an incident response model for ransomware attacks. A basic understanding of cyber threats will be helpful to get the most out of this book.

A comprehensive guide to Android forensics, from setting up the workstation to analyzing key artifacts Key Features Get up and running with modern mobile forensic strategies and techniques Analyze the most popular Android applications using free and open source forensic tools Learn malware detection and analysis techniques to investigate mobile cybersecurity incidents Book DescriptionMany forensic examiners rely on commercial, push-button tools to retrieve and analyze data, even though there is no tool that does either of these jobs perfectly. Learning Android Forensics will introduce you to the most up-to-date Android platform and its architecture, and provide a high-level overview of what Android forensics entails. You will understand how data is stored on Android devices and how to set up a digital forensic examination environment. As you make your way through the chapters, you will work through various physical and logical techniques to extract data from devices in order to obtain forensic evidence. You will also learn how to recover deleted data and forensically analyze application data with the help of various open source and commercial tools. In the concluding chapters, you will explore malware analysis so that you'll be able to investigate cybersecurity incidents involving Android malware. By the end of this book, you will have a complete understanding of the Android forensic process, you will have explored open source and commercial forensic tools, and will have basic skills of Android malware identification and analysis. What you will learn Understand Android OS and architecture Set up a forensics environment for Android analysis Perform logical and physical data extractions Learn to recover deleted data Explore how to analyze application data Identify malware on Android devices Analyze Android malware Who this book is forIf you are a forensic analyst or an information security professional wanting to develop your knowledge of Android forensics, then this is the book for you. Some basic knowledge of the Android mobile platform is expected.

Investigate, analyze, and report iOS, Android, and Windows devices Key Features Get hands-on experience in performing simple to complex mobile forensics techniques. Retrieve and analyze data stored not only on mobile devices but also through the cloud and other connected mediums. A practical guide to leveraging the power of mobile forensics on popular mobile platforms with lots of tips, tricks, and caveats. Book DescriptionCovering up-to-date mobile platforms, this book will focuses on teaching you the most recent techniques for investigating mobile devices. We delve mobile forensics techniques in iOS 9-11, Android 7-8 devices, and Windows 10. We will demonstrate the latest open source and commercial mobile forensics tools, enabling you to analyze and retrieve data effectively. You will learn how to introspect and retrieve data from the cloud, and document and prepare reports of your investigations. By the end of this book, you will have mastered the current operating systems and the relevant techniques to recover data from mobile devices by leveraging open source solutions. What you will learn Discover the new techniques in practical mobile forensics Understand the architecture and security mechanisms present in iOS and Android platforms Identify sensitive files on the iOS and Android platforms Set up a forensic environment Extract data from the iOS and Android platforms Recover data on the iOS and Android platforms Understand the forensics of Windows devices Explore various third-party application techniques and data recovery techniques Who this book is forIf you are a forensics professional and are eager to widen your forensics skill set to mobile forensics then, this book is for you. Some understanding of digital forensics practices would do wonders.

Maximize the power of Windows Forensics to perform highly effective forensic investigations About This Book * Prepare and perform investigations using powerful tools for Windows, * Collect and validate evidence from suspects and computers and uncover clues that are otherwise difficult * Packed with powerful recipes to perform highly effective field investigations Who This Book Is For If you are a forensic analyst or incident response professional who wants to perform computer forensics investigations for the Windows platform and expand your took kit, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn * Understand the challenges of acquiring evidence from Windows systems and overcome them * Acquire and analyze Windows memory and drive data with modern forensic tools. * Extract and analyze data from Windows file systems, shadow copies and the registry * Understand the main Windows system artifacts and learn how to parse data from them using forensic tools * See a forensic analysis of common web browsers, mailboxes, and instant messenger services * Discover how Windows 10 differs from previous versions and how to overcome the specific challenges it presents * Create a graphical timeline and visualize data, which can then be incorporated into the final report * Troubleshoot issues that arise while performing Windows forensics In Detail Windows Forensics Cookbook provides recipes to overcome forensic challenges and helps you carry out effective investigations easily on a Windows platform. You will begin with a refresher on digital forensics and evidence acquisition, which will help you to understand the challenges faced while acquiring evidence from Windows systems. Next you will learn to acquire Windows memory data and analyze Windows systems with modern forensic tools. We also cover some more in-depth elements of forensic analysis, such as how to analyze data from Windows system artifacts, parse data from the most commonly-used web browsers and email services, and effectively report on digital forensic investigations. You will see how Windows 10 is different from previous versions and how you can overcome the specific challenges it brings. Finally, you will learn to troubleshoot issues that arise while performing digital forensic investigations. By the end of the book, you will be able to carry out forensics investigations efficiently. Style and approach This practical guide filled with hands-on, actionable recipes to detect, capture, and recover digital artifacts and deliver impeccable forensic outcomes.