Digital Forensics and Incident Response
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) is essential for effectively managing cybersecurity incidents. It involves understanding the stages of incident response, performing thorough evidence collection and analysis, and documenting findings meticulously to support legal or compliance requirements. Additionally, a variety of tools are available to aid forensic investigations, improving an organization's readiness for future incidents.
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What we have learnt
- DFIR helps organizations respond to and recover from cyber incidents.
- Forensics ensures digital evidence is preserved and analyzed properly.
- Tools like FTK, Autopsy, and Volatility support investigations.
- Proper documentation and IR playbooks improve organizational readiness.
Key Concepts
- -- Incident Response Lifecycle
- A structured approach comprising preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication and recovery, and post-incident activities, aimed at effectively managing cybersecurity incidents.
- -- Digital Forensics
- The process of identifying, preserving, analyzing, and presenting digital evidence to investigate cyber incidents.
- -- Chain of Custody
- A protocol to maintain the integrity of evidence, documenting who handled it and when, crucial for legal proceedings.
- -- Forensic Artifacts
- Items of digital evidence analyzed during a forensic investigation, such as browser history, registry keys, and event logs, that provide insights into system activities.
- -- Incident Response Tools
- Software applications, such as FTK Imager, Autopsy, and Volatility, that facilitate the processes of evidence capture, file system analysis, and memory forensics in IR.
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