System Forensics, Investigation, and Response (Information Systems Security & Assurance) (PAPERBACK BOOK ONLY)

by Chuck Easttom

Revised and updated to address current issues and technology, System Forensics, Investigation, and Response, Third Edition provides a solid, broad grounding in digital forensics. The text begins by examining the fundamentals of system what forensics is, the role of computer forensics specialists, computer forensic evidence, and application of forensic analysis skills. It also gives an overview of computer crimes, forensic methods, and laboratories. Part II addresses the tools, techniques, and methods used to perform computer forensics and investigation. Finally, Part III explores emerging technologies as well as future directions of this interesting and cutting-edge field. KEY • Covers all aspects of procedures, legal issues, and scientific principles as well as specific hands on forensics with Windows, smart phones, memory, network forensics, and Macintosh forensics • New and expanded content on mobile device forensics, addressing the most current issues • Additional information on memory forensics • Updated and expanded coverage on legal issues • Significantly expanded material on Windows forensics • Includes information on how to write reports • Available with the Virtual Security Cloud Labs which provide a hands-on, immersive mock IT infrastructure enabling students to test their skills with realistic security scenari Part of the Jones & Bartlett Learning Information Systems Security & Assurance Series! Click here to learn

Genres: Textbooks

336 pages, Paperback

Published September 13, 2017

About the author

Chuck Easttom is an internationally renowned computer security expert and trainer. He has been in the IT industry for over 18 years and training for over 10. He has conducted numerous computer security courses over the past decade, most notably for the Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force. Students in his classes often include network administrators, corporate chief security officers (CSO’s), federal agents, local law enforcement, military personal, and department of defense contractors. He also has a master’s degree in education as well as a master’s of business administration (specialized in applied computer science) and has been named to both Who’s Who in Education and Whose Who in Science and Technology. He holds over 28 industry certifications including prominent computer security certifications such as CHFI, CISSP, ISSAP, and CEH. In addition to his many certifications he is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and an EC Council certified instructor.

He was part of the teams that created the CompTIA Security+ certification test, as well as their Server+ and Linux+ certification test. He was also part of the CEH version 8 job task analysis team. Chuck also created the EC Councils CAST 615 cryptography course as well as their new Certified Encryption Specialist certification course.


He is the author of 15 computer science books including two computer security textbooks from Pearson publishing that are used at universities around the world. He is also the author of a book specifically on computer crime from Cengage publishing, and most recently a computer forensics textbook from Jones and Barlett publishing.

Chuck has been a speaker on various computer security related topics including the following: the Harvard Computer Society (topic the history of computer crime), Columba University ACM Chapter (topic the history of computer viruses), Takedown con (multiple topics all related to cryptography), and Hacker Halted (topic cryptography), and the Southern Methodist University Computer Science and Engineering research colloquium (topic organized computer crime and terrorism).

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Great info to help advance in my chosen career.

[Susan (Sue) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most excellent!!! I learned a LOT from this book, and the class I took along with it!!!