CD And DVD Forensics

A new book concerning CD and DVD Forensics is now available. This book is published by Syngress Publishing.

CD and DVD Forensics takes the reader through all facets of handling, examining, and processing CD and DVD evidence for computer forensics. At a time when data forensics is becoming a major part of law enforcement and prosecution in the public sector, as well as corporate and system security and integrity in the private sector, the interest in this subject has just begun to blossom.

CD and DVD Forensics is a how-to book that gives the reader tools to open CDs and DVDs in an effort to identify evidence of a crime. These tools can be applied in both the public and private sectors. Armed with this information, readers in law enforcement and corporate security and private investigators will be more effective in performing their evidence-related tasks. The book is divided into four basic parts:

* CD and DVD "physics" dealing with the history, construction, and technology of CD and DVD media.
* File systems present on CDs and DVDs and how these are different from those which are found on hard disks, floppy disks, and other media
* Considerations for handling CD and DVD evidence to both recover the maximum amount of information present on a disc and to do so without destroying or altering the disc in any way.
* Using the InfinaDyne product CD/DVD Inspector to examine discs in detail and to collect evidence.

This book goes into considerable detail about how CD and DVD technology works so that the forensic examiner can understand how data is stored and what is involved in dealing with discs that are difficult or nearly impossible to obtain evidence from.
Table of Contents

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2: Physical Characteristics of CD and DVD Media
Chapter 3: CD and DVD Logical Structure
Chapter 4: Forensic Binary Images
Chapter 5: Collecting CD and DVD Evidence
Chapter 6: Preparing for Disc Examination
Chapter 7: CD/DVD Inspector – The Basics
Chapter 8: Using Inspector
Chapter 9: Advanced Tasks with CD/DVD Inspector
Chapter 10: Reporting Your Findings
Chapter 11: Things to Keep In Mind
Glossary
Appendix A – Disc Swap Modifications
Appendix B – Downloading Additional Materials