NWIT 263 - Ch 6 (Current Digital Forensics Tools)

These flashcards cover key concepts and details from the lecture notes on current digital forensics tools, providing essential information for exam preparation.

What are the objectives of Chapter 6 in the guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations?

To evaluate needs for digital forensics tools, describe available software tools, list considerations for hardware tools, and describe methods for validating and testing forensics tools.

What types of digital forensics tools are discussed?

Hardware forensic tools and software forensic tools, including command-line applications and GUI applications.

What are two types of data acquisition methods in digital forensics?

Physical copying of the entire drive and logical copying of a disk partition.

What does the validation process in digital forensics involve?

Confirming that a tool is functioning as intended through validation and using hash values to verify data identicality.

What is a major challenge in the extraction phase of digital forensics?

Recovering data is the first step and considered the most challenging task to master.

What is the purpose of the Reconstruction process in digital forensics?

To recreate a suspect drive to show what happened during a crime or incident.

What is the function of a write-blocker in digital forensics?

To prevent data writes to a hard disk while allowing read access.

What criteria does NIST set for validating forensics tools?

Establish categories for digital forensics tools, identify requirements, develop test assertions, and report test results.

What types of considerations should be made when choosing forensic workstations?

Flexibility, reliability, future expandability, and maintaining a library of older software versions.

What is a known issue with GUI forensics tools?

They may have excessive resource requirements and produce inconsistent results.