The deliverables for this project are as follows:  Digital Forensics Research Paper: This should be a five-page double-spaced Word document with citations in APA for

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The deliverables for this project are as follows: 

  1. Digital Forensics Research Paper: This should be a five-page double-spaced Word document with citations in APA format. The page count does not include diagrams or tables.
  2. I will provide the Lab document, I will attach it here and a word document outlining the assignment.

Project 5 Resources

The deliverables for this project are as follows:

1. Digital Forensics Research Paper: This should be a five-page double-spaced Word document with citations in APA format. The page count does not include diagrams or tables.

This project will provide an introduction to digital forensic analysis.

Digital forensic analysis is used to review and investigate data collected through digital communications and computer networks. The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has defined four fundamental phases for forensic analysis: collection, examination, analysis, and reporting. You will learn more about these concepts as you navigate throughout the steps of this project and read the literature and links found in each step.

There are four steps that will lead you through this project. Begin with Step 1: “Methodology.” The deliverables for this project are as follows:

1. Digital Forensic Research Paper: This should be a five-page double-spaced Word document with citations in APA format. The page count does not include diagrams or tables.

Step 1: Methodology

The methodology for digital forensics follows a systems process. Identify the requirements, purpose, and objectives of the investigation. Click the links below to review information that will aid in conducting and documenting an investigation:

Secure Programming Fundamentals

It is important that programmers follow secure coding methods and adopt safe practices in the development stage, rather than trying to implement them at a later stage.

One of the fundamental secure programming practices is input validation, which is performed to prevent attacks from external sources. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) also emphasizes its importance for safe programming in its “Guide to Secure Web Services”:

Write all web service code in languages that automatically perform input validation, such as Java and C#, or if writing in C or C++, ensure that all expected input lengths and formats are explicitly specified, and that all inputs received are validated to ensure that they do not exceed those lengths or violate those formats. Error and exception handling should be expressly programmed to reject or truncate any inputs that violate the allowable input lengths/formats (Singhal et al., 2007).

Another fundamental practice to ensure security is access control, which is implemented to prevent unauthorized access, resulting in intentional or unintentional changes to the code. In addition it is important to include security tools and architectures that can detect code errors and prevent attacks. Finally, it is useful to develop mitigation strategies by modeling possible threats and testing the code.

References

Singhal, A., Winograd, T., & Scarfone, K. (2007). 
Computer security: Guide to secure web services: Reco


THE REQUIRED LAB QUESTIONS

Act as a forensic analyst charged to assist lead forensic investigators of XPD, you have been able to assist the lead investigators to examine and analyze computer and digital evidence for the purpose of identification, collection, preservation of evidence, and possibly prosecution of crime suspects. Based on the knowledge and experience gained from the lab about the use of BitLocker encryption, answer the following questions.


PART 2—TASK 2, TASK 3: Creating a Physical Disk Image, Image Loading, Verification, and Forensic Analysis

1. What forensic and disk information can you determine from the summary or the content of the text file? 

In the summary section of the disc content, valid information such as the case number, evidence number, and the investigator among other drive information are found. These are important because they show where the information was obtained, and other information is required to validate the evidence without having to read through the entire report. See the figure below for this case:

2. How does this forensic information tell you about the case information you provided in the Evidence Item Information earlier? 

The summarized information shows that this case was being investigated by the XYZ police department and the examiner is XY. The information can also help me keep track of the chain of custody. I am also able to verify that the information was collected over a physical drive as instructed for this case.

3. Acting as a forensic analyst to assist lead forensic investigators at XPD (i.e. XYZ police department), how will the knowledge gained hep you examine digital evidence for the purpose of identification, collection, preservation of evidence, and possibly prosecution of crime suspects? Be reminded that it is the policy of XPD to use all proven legal means and methodologies to minimize incidence of computer crimes. 

During this exercise, I conducted a series of activities which are shown in annex section at the end of this document. One of the valid information acquired involves procedures of imaging which begins from firing up the tool, creating partitions, and mining data. The information is equipped with the desired knowledge of how to carry out complete data and evidence acquisition while ensuring that data integrity is always maintained. I will be able to assist the XYZPD with all the forensic analysis processes.

4. What happens to a fragment of an image file larger than the fragment size of 1500 MB (e.g. 1 TB)? Also, in our case, how many chunks of image files can you get should the fragment size be changed to 200 MB during the imaging process?

  The deliverables for this project are as follows:  Digital Forensics Research Paper: This should be a five-page double-spaced Word document with citations in APA format. The page count does not include diagrams or tables. I will provide the Lab document, I will attach it here and a word document outlining the assignment. Project 5 Resources The deliverables for this project are as follows: 1. Digital Forensics Research Paper: This should be a five-page double-spaced Word document with citations in APA format. The page count does not include diagrams or tables. This project will provide an introduction to digital forensic analysis. Digital forensic analysis is used to review and investigate data collected through digital communications and computer networks. The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has defined four fundamental phases for forensic analysis: collection, examination, analysis, and reporting. You will learn more about these concepts as you navigate throughout the steps of this project and read the literature and links found in each step. There are four steps that will lead you through this project. Begin with Step 1: “Methodology.” The deliverables for this project are as follows: 1. Digital Forensic Research Paper: This should be a five-page double-spaced Word document with citations in APA format. The page count does not include diagrams or tables. Step 1: Methodology The methodology for digital forensics follows a systems process. Identify the requirements, purpose, and objectives of the investigation. Click the links below to review information that will aid in conducting and documenting an investigation: Secure Programming Fundamentals It is important that programmers follow secure coding methods and adopt safe practices in the development stage, rather than trying to implement them at a later stage. One of the fundamental secure programming practices is input validation, which is performed to prevent attacks from external sources. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) also emphasizes its importance for safe programming in its “Guide to Secure Web Services”: Write all web service code in languages that automatically perform input validation, such as Java and C#, or if writing in C or C++, ensure that all expected input lengths and formats are explicitly specified, and that all inputs received are validated to ensure that they do not exceed those lengths or violate those formats. Error and exception handling should be expressly programmed to reject or truncate any inputs that violate the allowable input lengths/formats (Singhal et al., 2007). Another fundamental practice to ensure security is access control, which is implemented to prevent unauthorized access, resulting in intentional or unintentional changes to the code. In addition it is important to include security tools and architectures that can detect code errors and prevent attacks. Finally, it is useful to develop mitigation strategies by modeling possible threats and testing the code. References Singhal, A., Winograd, T., & Scarfone, K. (2007).  Computer security: Guide to secure web services: Reco THE REQUIRED LAB QUESTIONS Act as a forensic analyst charged to assist lead forensic investigators of XPD, you have been able to assist the lead investigators to examine and analyze computer and digital evidence for the purpose of identification, collection, preservation of evidence, and possibly prosecution of crime suspects. Based on the knowledge and experience gained from the lab about the use of BitLocker encryption, answer the following questions. PART 2—TASK 2, TASK 3: Creating a Physical Disk Image, Image Loading, Verification, and Forensic Analysis 1. What forensic and disk information can you determine from the summary or the content of the text file?  In the summary section of the disc content, valid information such as the case number, evidence number, and the investigator among other drive information are found. These are important because they show where the information was obtained, and other information is required to validate the evidence without having to read through the entire report. See the figure below for this case: 2. How does this forensic information tell you about the case information you provided in the Evidence Item Information earlier?  The summarized information shows that this case was being investigated by the XYZ police department and the examiner is XY. The information can also help me keep track of the chain of custody. I am also able to verify that the information was collected over a physical drive as instructed for this case. 3. Acting as a forensic analyst to assist lead forensic investigators at XPD (i.e. XYZ police department), how will the knowledge gained hep you examine digital evidence for the purpose of identification, collection, preservation of evidence, and possibly prosecution of crime suspects? Be reminded that it is the policy of XPD to use all proven legal means and methodologies to minimize incidence of computer crimes.  During this exercise, I conducted a series of activities which are shown in annex section at the end of this document. One of the valid information acquired involves procedures of imaging which begins from firing up the tool, creating partitions, and mining data. The information is equipped with the desired knowledge of how to carry out complete data and evidence acquisition while ensuring that data integrity is always maintained. I will be able to assist the XYZPD with all the forensic analysis processes. 4. What happens to a fragment of an image file larger than the fragment size of 1500 MB (e.g. 1 TB)? Also, in our case, how many chunks of image files can you get should the fragment size be changed to 200 MB during the imaging process?

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