Post-Incident Forensics vs Live Response — When to Use Which
Live response captures volatile evidence from a running system. Post-incident forensics captures the disk after the fact. They answer different questions and …
Posts tagged: Digital-Forensics
Memory Forensics with Volatility 3 — A Practical First Walkthrough
Memory forensics with Volatility 3 — capture, profile selection, pslist, malfind, netscan, hivelist, and a 30-minute first-investigation walkthrough.
EXIF Metadata in Digital Forensics: How Hidden Image Data Cracks Cases
EXIF metadata for forensic examiners — GPS coordinates, camera serial, software signature, real-case examples, and how attackers strip it.
Windows Event Log Forensics: What Each Event ID Actually Means
Windows event log forensics decoded — 4624, 4625, 4672, 4688, 4634, 7045, 1102 and how to read them in an investigation.
Chain of Custody: The Single Mistake That Loses Court Cases
Chain of custody in digital forensics — what to document, the seven failure modes that get evidence thrown out, and the form fields a court actually requires.
Disk Imaging in Forensics: dd vs FTK Imager vs Autopsy
Forensic disk imaging compared — dd, FTK Imager, and Autopsy. When to use each, write-blocker requirements, hash verification, and court-admissible output.