Cloud Forensics Demystified: Decoding Cloud Investigation Complexities for Digital Forensic Professionals
Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Mansoor Haqanee · Packt Publishing · First edition · 2024
Identifier: ISBN 978-1-80056-441-1
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Current as at the verification date below. Standards and tools both move — confirm at source before you rely on it.
What it is
Investigation in cloud environments using native tooling and logs alongside conventional forensic technique: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, then Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and containerised environments including Kubernetes, with attention to which logs must be enabled before an incident to be available after one.
Who it is for, and when
The only current book-length treatment of the evidence problem most matters now actually present. Read it for the per-platform log inventories, for the preservation question — what a provider retains by default, for how long, and what you must ask for in writing before it ages out — and for its second chapter, which is unusually direct for a technical title about breach counsel, eDiscovery, retention law and cross-border jurisdiction.
What it does not cover
Cloud provider consoles, log schemas and export mechanisms change on a quarterly cadence, so screenshots and exact log field names will drift quickly; verify against current provider documentation. Nothing on the legal mechanics of compelling provider data across jurisdictions, which is usually the binding constraint rather than the technique.
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Open at packtpub.com (opens in a new tab)https://www.packtpub.com/en-us/product/cloud-forensics-demystified-9781800564411
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- Author
- Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Mansoor Haqanee
- Publisher
- Packt Publishing
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- First edition
- Year
- 2024
- Identifier
- ISBN 978-1-80056-441-1
- Topics
- cloud, log-analysis, incident-response, evidence-handling, email-forensics, legal-admissibility
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