Windows Data Forensics Using Linux

This course is for those practitioners using Linux on a daily basis who want to be able to analyze a Windows operating system environment using the Linux operating system environment. You will learn how to use and leverage Linux commands and applications to analyze the most common system artifacts of the Windows operating systems.

What can you expect to learn by working through this course?
  • How to preview Windows systems using THE FARMER'S BOOT CD (FBCD)
  • Recycle Bin Identification and Analysis
  • Event Log Identification and Analysis
  • Printer Spool File Identification and Analysis
  • Thumbs.db File Identification and Analysis
  • User Login Password Identification and Analysis
  • Alternate Data Stream Identification and Analysis
  • Encrypting File System (EFS) Identification and Analysis
  • LNK File Identification and Analysis
  • File Metadata Identification and Analysis
  • E-mail Identification and Analysis
  • Internet History Identification and Analysis
  • Prerequisites
  • This course is intended for forensic practitioners, incident response team members, disaster recovery professionals, and anyone whose job duties include acquiring and analyzing electronically stored information. An understanding of basic forensic methodology is a benefit, although not a requirement. Experience with Linux is required.
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