SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling

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Contact UsMicrosoft Windows is widely used by forensic professionals. Windows 10 is the latest version available today. Many popular forensic packages such as FTK, Encase, and Redline are only running on Windows. Other packages such as Python, Volatility, The Sleuth Kit and Autopsy have Windows versions. This paper will detail the process of configuring a Windows 10 computer as a forensics investigation platform. It will show the necessary steps to set up the operating system, install Windows Subsystem for Linux, Python, VMware, and VirtualBox. The research will examine the setup of dd.exe, FTK Imager, Encase Forensic Imager, Redline, The Sleuth Kit, Autopsy, the SANS SIFT workstation, Volatility and Log2Timeline. This research will also highlight the external devices that will be used such as write blockers and external drives. Metrics will be collected to show the effectiveness of the software tools and hardware devices. By following the described steps, the reader will have a configured Windows 10 workstation that provides a useful platform for conducting forensic investigations.