Open Source Software for Digital Forensics

Open Source Software for Digital Forensics is the first book dedicated to the use of FLOSS (Free Libre Open Source Software) in computer forensics. It presents the motivations for using FLOSS applications as tools for collection, preservation and analysis of digital evidence in computer and network forensics. It also covers extensively several forensic FLOSS tools, their origins and evolution.

Open Source Software for Digital Forensics is based on the OSSCoNF workshop, which was held in Milan, Italy, September 2008 at the World Computing Congress, co-located with OSS 2008. This edited volume is a collection of contributions from researchers and practitioners world wide.

Open Source Software for Digital Forensics is designed for advanced level students and researchers in computer science as a secondary text and reference book. Computer programmers, software developers, and digital forensics professionals will also find this book to be a valuable asset.

Importance of FLOSS in Computer Forensics.- The Case for Open Source Software in Digital Forensics.- Computer Forensics Education – the Open Source Approach.- Virtual Machine for Computer Forensics – the Open Source Perspective.- Novel FLOSS Tools for Computer Forensics.- Open Computer Forensic Architecture a Way to Process Terabytes of Forensic Disk Images.- Open Source Live Distributions for Computer Forensics.- VALI: A Visual Correlation Tool Based on Vector Clocks.- An Open Architecture for Distributed Malware Collection and Analysis.- Selective File Dumper.