A Blueprint for Implementing Best Practice Procedures in a Digital Forensic Laboratory: Meeting the Requirements of ISO Standards and Other Best Practices

by David Lilburn Watson, Andrew Jones

Overview

Digital Forensic Processing and Procedures: Meeting the Requirements of ISO 17020, ISO 17025, ISO 27001 and Best Practice Requirements, Second Edition provides a one-stop shop for a set of procedures that meet international best practices and standards for handling digital evidence during its complete lifecycle. The book includes procedures, forms and software, providing anyone who handles digital evidence with a guide to proper procedures throughout chain of custody—from incident response straight through to analysis in the lab. This book addresses the whole lifecycle of digital evidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128194799
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/09/2023
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	1072
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Lilburn Watson heads up Forensic Computing Ltd, a specialist forensic recovery and investigation company. He is responsible for the coordination and efficient delivery of the computer forensic and electronic evidence recovery services, digital investigations, and provides support for a broad range of investigative, security and risk consulting assignments. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Certified Information Forensic Investigator (CIFI), a Certified Computer Crime Investigator (CCCI), an Advanced Certified Computer Forensics Technician (CCFT). In addition to specialised forensic certifications he is a Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). David has also led Forensic Computing Ltd to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification, making FCL one of very few consultancies to hold such important credentials in the field of forensic services.

Dr. Andrew Jones is a digital forensic and information security researcher and academic and has developed several tools and processes for the efficient and effective recovery of data from a range of devices. He has also participated and led a number of forensic investigations for criminal and civil cases.

Andrew has been involved in several information security projects for the Government Communications Electronic Security Group (CESG), the Office of the E-Envoy, the police and a defense contractor. He acted as the technical advisor for the then National Crime Squad Data Acquisition and Recovery Team and he is currently on the committees for five information security and computer forensic conferences. He also sat on two working groups of the governments Central Sponsor for Information Assurance National Information Assurance Forum. He holds posts as an adjunct professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia and the University of South Australia in Adelaide.

He has authored six books in the areas of Information Warfare, Information Security and Digital Forensics, including co-authoring Digital Forensics Processing and Procedures, First Edition.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Forensic Laboratory Accommodation
3. Setting up a Laboratory
4. Health and Safety
5. Human Resources
6. IT Infrastructure
7. Incident Response
8. Working in the Laboratory

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

A comprehensive resource on the complete lifestyle of digital evidence and the chain of custody

Editorial Reviews

"With this book you have a finely detailed chart guiding you through every aspect of creating, using and documenting processes that will make you compliant with both the formal accreditation standards and less formal, but no less important, industry best practices…if you are running – or plan to run – a digital forensics business, then this will provide a template for everything you do." —Network Security, May 2014

"It is clear that the authors bring real-world experience to the book, covering the whole life cycle of digital forensics investigations, gathering evidence, and chain of custody results…it will be a very useful handbook for future experts, especially those charged with setting up a forensic laboratory or those seeking accreditation and certification of an existing laboratory." —ComputingReviews.com, February 19, 2014

"…this volume on digital forensics and investigation provides information on best practices for meeting regulatory requirements and gaining and maintaining certifications and accreditation within the digital forensics field. The work is divided into three sections covering initial policies and procedures for setting up a laboratory, operating procedures and continuing policies, and accreditation standards and requirements."—ProtoView.com, February 2014

"What the book does do is provide a comprehensive and all-inclusive set of details that covers the entire lifecycle of a digital forensics investigation, ensuing evidence gathered, and chain of custody that results…Authors David Lilburn Watson and Andrew Jones bring decades of detailed real-world experience to the book, which readers are certain to find to be a unique reference."—RSAConference.com, December 16, 2013

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