Software Forensics : Collecting Evidence from the Scene of a Digital Crime

Follow the trail. Catch the perp.

From one of the worlds foremost investigators of computer viruses comes this comprehensive tutorial on solving cyber crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice. Author Robert M. Slades Software Forensics provides expert instruction in tracking and identifying cybercriminals. A professional security consultant to Fortune 500 companies since 1987, Rob Slade teaches you the tools and methods he uses to find the invisible DNA on malicious computer code.

The Only Comprehensive Technical Reference on the Tools and Tactics of Cybercrime Investigation and Prosecution

There is no better or faster way for programmers, security analysts and consultants, security officers in the enterprise, application developers, lawyers, judges, and anyone else interested in solving cyber crime to get up to speed on forensic programming tools and methods and the nature of cyber evidence. Robert M. Slades one-of-a-kind Software Forensics shows you how to --



* Learn the technical tools available for identifying and tracking virus creators and other programming miscreants

* Master the techniques and tactics of cyber crime investigation and prosecution

* Analyze source code, machine code, and text strings to track and identify cyber criminals

* Overcome attempts to misdirect investigations into cyber evidence

* Examine eye-opening case studies from real criminal investigations

* Understand enough of the rules of evidence and relevant legal intricacies to make your findings admissible in court

* Learn about the hacker, cracker, and phreak communities

Contents ：           

    INTRODUCTION
   Chapter 1: Introduction to Software Forensics
   Chapter 2: The Players--Hackers, Crackers, Phreaks, and Other Doodz
   Chapter 3: Software Codes and Analysis Tools
   Chapter 4: Advanced Tools
   Chapter 5: Law and Ethics--Software Forensics in Court
   Chapter 6: Computer Virus and Malware Concepts and Background
   Chapter 7: Programming Cultures and Indicators
   Chapter 8: Stylistic Analysis and Linguistic Forensics
   Chapter 9: Authorship Analysis
    REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
    INDEX