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Practical Memory Forensics

Memory forensics is a vital part of modern digital forensic examinations as threat actors have started using memory-based malware more often. This comprehensive guide focuses on the application of modern memory forensics techniques to detect hidden threats in memory and reconstruct user activity based on volatile data.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

10h8m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for incident responders, digital forensic specialists, cybersecurity analysts, system administrators, malware analysts, students, and curious security professionals new to this field and interested in learning memory forensics. A basic understanding of malware and its working is expected. Although not mandatory, knowledge of operating systems internals will be helpful. For those new to this field, the book covers all the necessary concepts.

Book content

chapters 10h8m total length

Why Memory Forensics?

Acquisition Process

Windows Memory Acquisition

Reconstructing User Activity with Windows Memory Forensics

Malware Detection and Analysis with Windows Memory Forensics

Alternative Sources of Volatile Memory

Linux Memory Acquisition

User Activity Reconstruction

Malicious Activity Detection

MacOS Memory Acquisition

Malware Detection and Analysis with macOS Memory Forensics

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