Become an Internet detective: Use standard Internet services to track an offender across the digital matrix

Given the pervasiveness of the Internet, a high percentage of every computer forensics specialist's investigations will inevitably involve either incoming or outgoing Internet traffic. Like characters in a William Gibson novel, cybersleuths often have to track offenders across the digital matrix - and do so using many of the same software tools that system and network administrators use to monitor and test network connectivity. Learn how to use these familiar tools in the context of a computer forensic investigation in this sample chapter from Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials. Learn to interpret the clues inside of e-mail messages and news postings and get started on the path toward becoming an Internet detective, using standard Internet services to perform remote investigations.

Title: Computer Forensics: Incident Response Essentials
ISBN: 0201707195
Published: June 2006
Authors: Jay G. Heiser, Warren G. Kruse
Chapter: Chapter 2: Tracking an Offender
Published by Addison Wesley Professional