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MindTap for Nelson/Phillips/Steuart's Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, 2 terms Instant Access, 6th Edition

Bill Nelson, Amelia Phillips, Christopher Steuart

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MindTap Computing for Nelson/Phillips/Steuart's GUIDE TO COMPUTER FORENSICS AND INVESTIGATIONS is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course--to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.\n\nMindTap helps students master the skills they need in today's workforce. Research shows employers need critical thinkers, troubleshooters and creative problem-solvers to stay relevant in our fast-paced technology-driven world. MindTap helps you achieve this with assignments and activities that provide hands-on practice, real-life relevance and mastery of difficult concepts. Students are guided through assignments that progress from basic knowledge and understanding to more challenging problems. \n\nAll MindTap activities and assignments are tied to learning objectives. The hands-on exercises and live virtual machine labs provide real-life application and practice. Readings and \"Whiteboard Shorts\" support the lecture, while \"In The News\" assignments encourage students to stay current. Pre- and post-course assessments allow you to measure how much students have learned using analytics and reporting that makes it easy to see where the class stands in terms of progress, engagement and completion rates. Use the content and learning path as-is or pick and choose how the material will wrap around your own. You control what the students see and when they see it. Learn more at http://www.cengage.com/mindtap/.

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Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson has worked for two global Fortune 100 companies in information technologies for over 32 years, including 18-plus years in corporate digital forensics and information security. In addition, he has taught digital forensics classes at the City University of Seattle and the University of Washington's Professional and Continuing Education Department for 10 years. He also has experience in Automated Fingerprint Identification System software engineering and reserve police work. A former president and vice president for Computer Technology Investigators Northwest, he routinely lectures at several colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest.

Amelia Phillips

Amelia Phillips is a tenured faculty member at Highline College in Seattle, Washington. After serving as an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, she worked with e-commerce websites and began training in computer forensics to prevent credit card numbers from being stolen from sensitive e-commerce databases. Dr. Phillips designed certificate and AAS programs for community colleges in e-commerce, network security, computer forensics and data recovery. She designed the Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity and Forensics, which was approved in 2014. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Phillips taught at Polytechnic of Namibia in 2005 and 2006 and continues her work with developing nations, traveling there frequently. She earned BS degrees in astronautical engineering and archaeology and an MBA in technology management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in computer security from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Christopher Steuart

Christopher K. Steuart is a practicing attorney maintaining a general litigation practice, with experience in information systems security for a Fortune 50 company and the U.S. Army. He is also an honorary life member and the former general counsel for Computer Technology Investigators Northwest. He has presented computer forensics seminars in regional and national forums, including the American Society for Industrial Security, Agora, Northwest Computer Technology Crime Analysis Seminar and CTIN.

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1. Understanding the Digital Forensics Profession and Investigations.
2. The Investigator's Office and Laboratory.
3. Data Acquisition.
4. Processing Crime and Incident Scenes.
5. Working with Windows and CLI Systems.
6. Current Computer Forensics Tools.
7. Linux Boot Processes and File Systems.
8. Recovering Graphics Files.
9. Digital Forensics Analysis and Validation.
10. Virtual Machine Forensics, Live Acquisitions and Cloud Forensics.
11. Email and Social Media.
12. Mobile Device Forensics and the Internet of Anything.
13. Cloud Forensics.
14. Report Writing for High-Tech Investigations.
15. Expert Testimony in Digital Forensic Investigations.
16. Ethics for the Digital Forensic Examiner and Expert Witness.
Appendix A: Digital Forensics Test References.
Appendix B: Digital Forensics References.
Appendix C: Digital Forensics Lab Considerations.
Appendix D: Digital Forensics Alternative Tools and Methods.

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ISBN: 9781337568982
MindTap Computing for Nelson/Phillips/Steuart's GUIDE TO COMPUTER FORENSICS AND INVESTIGATIONS is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course--to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.\n\nMindTap helps students master the skills they need in today's workforce. Research shows employers need critical thinkers, troubleshooters and creative problem-solvers to stay relevant in our fast-paced technology-driven world. MindTap helps you achieve this with assignments and activities that provide hands-on practice, real-life relevance and mastery of difficult concepts. Students are guided through assignments that progress from basic knowledge and understanding to more challenging problems. \n\nAll MindTap activities and assignments are tied to learning objectives. The hands-on exercises and live virtual machine labs provide real-life application and practice. Readings and \"Whiteboard Shorts\" support the lecture, while \"In The News\" assignments encourage students to stay current. Pre- and post-course assessments allow you to measure how much students have learned using analytics and reporting that makes it easy to see where the class stands in terms of progress, engagement and completion rates. Use the content and learning path as-is or pick and choose how the material will wrap around your own. You control what the students see and when they see it. Learn more at http://www.cengage.com/mindtap/.

Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations

ISBN: 9781337568944
Providing authoritative information, powerful instructor resources and real-world student applications, Nelson/Phillips/Steuart's GUIDE TO COMPUTER FORENSICS AND INVESTIGATIONS, Sixth Edition delivers the most comprehensive forensics resource available. This proven author team's wide-ranging areas of expertise mirror the breadth of coverage in the text, which focuses on techniques and practices for gathering and analyzing evidence used to solve crimes involving computers and other digital devices. Providing clear instruction on the tools and techniques of the trade, it introduces readers to every step of the computer forensics investigation--from lab setup to testifying in court. It also details how to use current forensics software and provides free demo downloads of popular tools like FTK Imager for use with Case Projects and Hands-On Projects. MindTap Computing is also available.