Introduction

Lecture Overview

In this lecture I discuss the contents of the syllabus and specific details regarding this course: What you should expect from me, what I expect from you. We cover how to get VMWare, the Linux we will use, grading scale, how to get help, how to communicate with me, etc.

 Videos:

• Introduction
• Installing VMWare
• Creating a VM and installing Mint (note this is for Mint 12, but it's the same for Mint 13, 14, etc.
• Here's the link to download the latest version of Mint

You'll want the version in this screenshot: Note if you already have a version of Linux installed in a VM then you are all set to go!

 Syllabus

• Syllabus (PDF)

Readings

• P. Craiger. Digital Evidence.  In H. Bigdoli (Ed.), Handbook of Technology Management. Vol 2.  New York: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 921-930, 2010.
• P. Craiger, M. Pollitt and J. Swauger, Digital Evidence and law enforcement.  In H. Bigdoli, (Ed), Handbook of Information Security, New York, John Wiley, Vol.  2, pp. 739-777, 2006.

Textbook

Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations [Paperback]

Bill Nelson (Author), Amelia Phillips (Author), Christopher Steuart (Author)

Paperback: 720 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; ANY Edition. I don't care what edition, used or new, or where you get it, but you'll need it!
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1435498836
ISBN-13: 978-1435498839