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Learning Python for Forensics. Leverage the power of Python in forensic investigations - Second Edition

Learning Python for Forensics. Leverage the power of Python in forensic investigations - Second Edition

Preston Miller, Chapin Bryce

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Digital forensics plays an integral role in solving complex cybercrimes and helping organizations make sense of cybersecurity incidents. This second edition of Learning Python for Forensics illustrates how Python can be used to support these digital investigations and permits the examiner to automate the parsing of forensic artifacts to spend more time examining actionable data.
The second edition of Learning Python for Forensics will illustrate how to develop Python scripts using an iterative design. Further, it demonstrates how to leverage the various built-in and community-sourced forensics scripts and libraries available for Python today. This book will help strengthen your analysis skills and efficiency as you creatively solve real-world problems through instruction-based tutorials.
By the end of this book, you will build a collection of Python scripts capable of investigating an array of forensic artifacts and master the skills of extracting metadata and parsing complex data structures into actionable reports. Most importantly, you will have developed a foundation upon which to build as you continue to learn Python and enhance your efficacy as an investigator.
  • 1. Now for Something Completely Different
  • 2. Python Fundamentals
  • 3. Parsing Text Files
  • 4. Working with Serialized Data Structures
  • 5. Using Databases in Python
  • 6. Interpreting Structured Binary Data from the Windows Registry
  • 7. Finding Similar Files with Fuzzy Hashing
  • 8. Extracting Embedded Metadata from Multimedia and Office Files
  • 9. Converting Timestamps with a GUI Application
  • 10. Rapidly Triage Systems
  • 11. Parsing Outlook PST Containers
  • 12. Recovering Transient SQLite Database Records
  • 13. Coming Full Circle
  • Title: Learning Python for Forensics. Leverage the power of Python in forensic investigations - Second Edition
  • Author: Preston Miller, Chapin Bryce
  • Original title: Learning Python for Forensics. Leverage the power of Python in forensic investigations - Second Edition
  • ISBN: 9781789342765, 9781789342765
  • Date of issue: 2019-01-31
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_14pc
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing