First Responders Guide to Computer Forensics: Advanced Topics expands on the technical material presented in SEI handbook CMU/SEI-2005-HB-001, First Responders Guide to Computer Forensics [Nolan 05]. While the latter presented techniques for forensically sound collection of data and reviewed the fundamentals of admissibility pertaining to electronic files, this handbook focuses exclusively on more advanced technical operations like process characterization and spoofed email. It is designed for experienced security and network ...
This handbook is for technical staff members charged with administering and securing information systems and networks. The first module briefly reviews some best practices for securing host systems and covers specific techniques for securing Windows 2000 and Red Hat Linux systems. It also discusses the importance of monitoring networked services to make sure they are available to users and briefly introduces two software tools that can be used for monitoring. ...