Re: Computer Crimes Investigations-light reading

From: Gary L. Palmer (palmergat_private)
Date: Thu Oct 04 2001 - 06:43:52 PDT

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    Check this out. Looks very useful. I know Dave, met him in August. He
    really knows his stuff.
    
    http://staff.washington.edu/dittrich/misc/forensics/
    
    Gary
    
    "Mike S. Medintz" wrote:
    > 
    > What would you recommend for some reading and training in the field?
    > 
    > I'm no computer specialist: Most of my training thus far has actually been in
    > a completely different field.  However, I do run linux and have some idea of
    > how to make it do what I want.  What I need, though, is something that goes
    > deeper than _Running Linux_ or _Computer Crime_ by Icove, Seger, and
    > VonStorch.
    > 
    > What I'd especially like, are some "best practices" guides. For anything and
    > everything, really. If you have them, though, for DOS attacks and for seizing
    > computers and accessories, those would be especially valuable. Even a guide
    > to what questions I should be asking and what I should be seizing.
    > 
    > Any suggestions? Any organizations that I should consider joining? Any
    > classes I should take (bearing in mind that they'll have to come out of my
    > own pocket)?
    > 
    > My main priority, as an officer, is to be able to take the report and collect
    > the evidence in a way that'll actually do some good. The academy didn't get
    > into this stuff in much detail :)
    > 
    > Mike S. Medintz <medintzat_private>
    > 
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