forensics

Incident timeline reconstruction analyzes memory dumps and logs using frameworks like DFRWS to chronologically sequence attacker actions. This process identifies the initial entry point and exfiltration events, producing detailed reports for incident response teams.

Chain of custody for digital evidence requires specific forensic methodologies to collect and preserve artifacts legally defensibly. It ensures that disk, memory, network, and cloud forensic data remains untampered for investigative and legal review.

Indicators of Compromise (IOC) extraction identifies malicious IPs, domains, and hashes across disk, memory, network, and cloud forensics. Analyzing these artifacts reveals compromised entities and attacker infrastructure tied to the incident.

Digital forensics memory analysis supports tools like Volatility for standard memory dumps and AVML for Linux memory acquisition. These dependencies enable deep inspection of running processes and malware artifacts during incident response.

Network artifact analysis using Zeek and Netflow captures traffic metadata to identify data exfiltration and lateral movement. This network forensics approach reconstructs attacker communication paths outside the compromised host.

KAPE and Velociraptor excel at rapid live response and targeted artifact collection across multiple endpoints, while FTK Imager is suited for comprehensive forensic disk imaging. Choosing depends on whether rapid triage or full preservation is needed.