Software Forensics Collecting Evidence from the Scene of a Digital Crime

Name: Software Forensics Collecting Evidence from the Scene of a Digital Crime
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ISBN: 9780071428040

ISBN-10: 0071428046

ISBN-13: 9780071428040

Edition: 2004

Authors: Robert Slade

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A technical tutorial, Robert Slade's book examines in depth the programming tools and investigative and analytic methods that are needed track down and bring to account electronic criminals based upon the evidence that's available at the scene of a digital or computer-related crime.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 1/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 215
Size: 7.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.132
Language: English

Introduction	p. xi
Introduction to Software Forensics	p. 1
Digital Forensic Definitions	p. 2
Software Forensics	p. 4
Objectives and Objects of Software Forensics	p. 5
Identity	p. 6
Other Objects of Study	p. 11
Software Forensic Tools	p. 12
The Process	p. 12
The Products	p. 14
Finally, Already, the Tools	p. 16
Software Forensic Technologies and Practices	p. 18
Content Analysis	p. 18
Noncontent Analysis	p. 19
Legal Considerations	p. 20
Presentation in Court	p. 21
Summary	p. 21
The Players--Hackers, Crackers, Phreaks, and Other Doodz	p. 23
Terminology	p. 24
Types of Blackhats	p. 26
Motivations and Rationales	p. 29
General Characteristics	p. 35
Blackhat Products	p. 37
Other Products	p. 42
Summary	p. 43
Software Code and Analysis Tools	p. 45
The Programming Process	p. 47
The Products	p. 51
The Resulting Objects	p. 52
The Analytical Tools	p. 53
Forensic Tools	p. 63
Summary	p. 64
Advanced Tools	p. 65
Decompilation	p. 65
Desquirr	p. 67
Dcc	p. 68
Boomerang	p. 68
Plagiarism	p. 68
JPlag	p. 69
YAP	p. 70
Other Approaches	p. 71
Summary	p. 76
Law and Ethics--Software Forensics in Court	p. 77
Legal Systems	p. 77
Differences within Common Law	p. 78
Jurisdiction	p. 79
Evidence	p. 80
Types of Evidence	p. 80
Rules of Evidence	p. 81
Providing Expert Testimony	p. 84
Ethics	p. 87
Disclosure	p. 88
Blackhat Motivations as a Defense	p. 89
Summary	p. 90
Computer Virus and Malware Concepts and Background	p. 91
History of Computer Viruses and Worms	p. 91
Malware Definition and Structure	p. 95
Virus Structure	p. 98
Worm Structure	p. 100
Trojan Structure	p. 101
Logic Bomb Structure	p. 103
Remote Access Trojan (RAT) Structure	p. 103
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Structure	p. 104
Detection and Antidetection Techniques	p. 104
Detection Technologies	p. 106
Stealth and Antidetection Measures	p. 111
Summary	p. 112
Programming Cultures and Indicators	p. 113
User Interface	p. 113
Cultural Features and "Help"	p. 116
Functions	p. 120
Programming Style	p. 122
Program Structure	p. 122
Programmer Skill and Objectives	p. 124
Developmental Strictures	p. 126
Technological Change	p. 127
Summary	p. 127
Stylistic Analysis and Linguistic Forensics	p. 129
Biblical Criticism	p. 130
Shakespeare and Other Literature	p. 131
Individual Identification and Authentication	p. 134
Content Analysis	p. 137
Noncontent Analysis	p. 139
The Content/Noncontent Debate	p. 144
Noncontent Metrics as Evidence of Authorship	p. 145
Additional Indicators	p. 146
Summary	p. 146
Authorship Analysis	p. 147
Problems	p. 147
Plagiarism Detection versus Authorship Analysis	p. 148
How Can It Work?	p. 150
Source Code Indicators	p. 150
More General Indicators	p. 151
Is It Reliable?	p. 152
Summary	p. 153
References and Resources	p. 155
Introduction and Background	p. 156
Blackhats	p. 166
Tools	p. 174
Advanced Tools	p. 190
Law and Ethics	p. 190
Viruses and Malware	p. 196
Stylistic Analysis and Linguistic Forensics	p. 201
Software Authorship Analysis	p. 202
Index	p. 205
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