Cloud Forensics Demystified

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: WOW! eBook (February 22, 2024)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1800564414
• ISBN-13: 978-1800564411

eBook Description:

Cloud Forensics Demystified: Enhance your skills as a cloud investigator to adeptly respond to cloud incidents by combining traditional forensic techniques with innovative approaches

As organizations embrace cloud-centric environments, it becomes imperative for security professionals to master the skills of effective cloud investigation. Cloud Forensics Demystified addresses this pressing need, explaining how to use cloud-native tools and logs together with traditional digital forensic techniques for a thorough cloud investigation.

The book begins by giving you an overview of cloud services, followed by a detailed exploration of the tools and techniques used to investigate popular cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Progressing through the chapters, you’ll learn how to investigate Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and containerized environments such as Kubernetes. Throughout, the chapters emphasize the significance of the cloud, explaining which tools and logs need to be enabled for investigative purposes and demonstrating how to integrate them with traditional digital forensic tools and techniques to respond to cloud security incidents.

• Explore the essential tools and logs for your cloud investigation
• Master the overall incident response process and approach
• Familiarize yourself with the MITRE ATT&CK framework for the cloud
• Get to grips with live forensic analysis and threat hunting in the cloud
• Learn about cloud evidence acquisition for offline analysis
• Analyze compromised Kubernetes containers
• Employ automated tools to collect logs from M365

By the end of this Cloud Forensics Demystified book, you’ll be well-equipped to handle security breaches in cloud-based environments and have a comprehensive understanding of the essential cloud-based logs vital to your investigations. This knowledge will enable you to swiftly acquire and scrutinize artifacts of interest in cloud security incidents.