Book Details

Digital forensics is a branch of forensic science that focuses on the recovery and investigation of material discovered in digital devices related to cybercrime. This book offers a holistic view of handling sensitive data for investigation, mobile forensics, steganography approaches, role of cyber forensics in law enforcement, data recovery approaches, case studies and review on forensic tool kit. Various Challenges and gaps are addressed through eight chapters in this book. First chapter provides an introduction to efficient storage and sharing of privacy data for mobile devices. The challenges along with various case studies on confidential data are discussed in detail. Second chapter discusses the principles of steganography and steganalysis. The various types of steganography, challenges, security concerns, statistical approaches, artificial intelligence approaches and case studies are discussed in this chapter. Third chapter details the role of computer forensics in law enforcement. The challenges, methodology and solution are discussed in detail. Fourth chapter discusses the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). The features, advantages, disadvantages along with case studies are detailed. Fifth chapter details the data recovery and seizure process using various tools like Disk Drill and Hardware Write Blocker. Various case studies, technical, legal and ethical challenges are discussed. Sixth chapter deals with the compliance on business forgery related to property and money laundering. The challenges, case studies and technological advancements are detailed in this chapter. The final chapter deals with Forensic Tool Kit- FTK imager. The functionality of the tool, challenges, best practices and comparative studies with state-of-the-art tools like autopsy and encase forensics is detailed. We believe that this book provides a comprehensive coverage of the topic, resources for a deeper understanding, pointers for future research. Hence it would serve students, researchers, industry practitioners as a valuable reference work in the domain of Digital Forensics.