Top 20 digital forensics and incident response books

  1. “Digital Forensics for Legal Professionals: Understanding Digital Evidence from the Warrant to the Courtroom” by Jason T. Nuñez: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the legal aspects of digital forensics, including how to properly handle and present digital evidence in court.
  2. “Digital Forensics Workbook: Hands-On Activities in Digital Forensics” by Michael Robinson: This workbook contains a series of hands-on exercises and activities designed to teach readers the principles and techniques of digital forensics.
  3. “Digital Forensics with Open Source Tools: Using Open Source Platforms to Investigate Digital Crimes” by Cory Altheide and Harlan Carvey: This book shows how to use open source tools and platforms to conduct digital forensic investigations, including the analysis of computer systems, networks, and storage devices.
  4. “Practical Mobile Forensics: A Hands-On Guide to Mastering Mobile Forensics” by Jonathan Zdziarski: This guide provides practical techniques and tools for conducting forensic analysis on a wide range of mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets, and wearable technology.
  5. “Practical Cloud Forensics: A Hands-On Guide” by Michael Cobb: This book offers a hands-on guide to the principles and practice of cloud forensics, including how to investigate cloud-based infrastructure, services, and data.
  6. “Digital Forensics for Cyber Professionals: Techniques and Tools to Investigate Cyber Attacks” by David Cowen and Andrew Markezinis: This book teaches readers how to use digital forensics techniques and tools to investigate and respond to cyber attacks, including malware analysis and network forensics.
  7. “Virtualization and Forensics: A Digital Forensic Investigator’s Guide to Virtual Environments” by David Cowen and Andrew Markezinis: This guide provides an overview of the challenges and considerations involved in conducting forensic investigations in virtualized environments, and offers practical techniques for analyzing virtual machine images and other virtualized data.
  8. “The Basics of Digital Forensics: The Primer for Getting Started in Digital Forensics” by John Sammons: This book provides a foundational overview of digital forensics, including the principles, techniques, and tools used in the field.
  9. “Computer Forensics: Computer Crime Scene Investigation” by Kevin Mandia and Chris Prosise: This book covers the basics of computer forensics, including how to properly document and analyze a digital crime scene, as well as how to collect and analyze digital evidence.
  10. “Electronic Evidence: Collection and Preservation” by Randy M. Gosse and Eoghan Casey: This book provides practical guidance on the collection and preservation of electronic evidence, including how to properly handle and store digital data to ensure its integrity and authenticity.
  1. “Practical Network Forensics: Tracking Hackers through Cyberspace” by Lorrie Faith Cranor and Nicholas Weaver: This book teaches readers how to use network forensics techniques to track and investigate cyber attacks, including how to analyze network traffic and identify the sources of malicious activity.
  2. “Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software” by Michael Sikorski and Andrew Honig: This guide provides a hands-on introduction to the principles and techniques of malware analysis, including how to reverse engineer and analyze malicious code.
  3. “Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit: Advanced Analysis Techniques for Windows 7” by Harlan Carvey: This book provides advanced techniques and tools for conducting forensic analysis on Windows 7 systems, including how to analyze memory, registry, and other system artifacts.
  4. “Practical Internet Security” by Richard Evers and Paul Nash: This book covers the basics of internet security, including how to protect against online threats such as viruses, malware, and phishing attacks.
  5. “The Basics of Digital Forensics: The Primer for Getting Started in Digital Forensics, Second Edition” by John Sammons: This updated edition of “The Basics of Digital Forensics” provides a foundational overview of digital forensics, including the principles, techniques, and tools used in the field.
  6. “Hacking and Penetration Testing with Low Power Devices” by Daniel Miessler and Jason Haddix: This book shows how to use low-power devices, such as Raspberry Pi, to conduct ethical hacking and penetration testing, and teaches readers how to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in networked systems.
  7. “Real Digital Forensics: Computer Security and Incident Response” by Keith J. Jones and Richard Bejtlich: This book provides an in-depth look at the principles and practice of digital forensics, with a focus on computer security and incident response.
  8. “Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime: An Introduction” by Marjie T. Britz: This book provides an introduction to the field of digital forensics and cyber crime, including the principles, techniques, and tools used to investigate and prosecute cyber crimes.
  9. “The Art of Memory Forensics: Detecting Malware and Threats in Windows, Linux, and Mac Memory” by Michael Hale Ligh, Andrew Case, Jamie Levy, and AAron Walters: This book shows how to use memory forensics techniques to detect and analyze malware and other threats in the memory of Windows, Linux, and Mac systems.
  10. “Cybercrime Investigation Case Studies: An Excerpt from Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard” by Brett Shavers and John Bair: This book presents a series of real-world case studies illustrating the principles and practices of cybercrime investigation, including the identification and analysis of digital evidence.