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Forensic Computing To Prevent Security Breaches
By Rainbow Spear
Protection of digital assets from malicious intrusion online
should be a company’s number one priority. It is absolutely
imperative to prevent and diminish attacks, to preserve the structure
and integrity of the business.
Recognizing that not every attack can be prevented can be a blow
to your seemingly impenetrable defenses, however. No matter how
hard you shore up your fortress, some intrusions are simply unavoidable.
Responding To Attacks And Intrusions
When there has been a security breech, it’s time to bring
in a professional with forensic computer training to review your
options, pinpoint what happened and respond to the attack.
Forensic computing through intrusion reconstruction helps network
administrators and investigators understand the motives and attack
patterns of the intruder and create a reinforced defense accordingly.
Reconstruction Of The Attack
The methodical process of piecing together evidence and gathering
data during a computer forensics investigation is done to get
a better understanding of what happened between the victim and
the suspect during the crime.
It is done through reconstruction of the attack over the network
with forensic computing. As you may be aware, there is no crime
committed without the criminal leaving some sort of an imprint
of themselves at the crime scene.
Finding Motives For The Attack On The Network
The main priority of the forensic investigation is to reconstruct
the intrusion of your digital assets by answering a few specific
questions. How did the intruder break in and why? What was the
motive behind the incident?
Why was this particular network targeted? Why was the system
running at a much slower speed days prior to the incident? Computer
forensic investigators can answer these questions by searching
for evidence on the victim’s computer or network infrastructure.
The forensic investigator also needs to ensure that preservation
of the evidence is a priority and that the specific forensic analysis
process is followed to avoid contaminating the evidence.
A Honeypot Scheme As An Effective Security Tool
Today, it seems that the most effective forensic computing network
reconstruction approach is through the high interaction "honeypot"
scheme, which has emerged as an effective computer security tool
for observing and even understanding the intruder’s motivations,
tactics and toolkits.
A honeypot is a trap that is set in order to detect, deflect
or in some way counteract attempts at the unauthorized use of
a private information system. It generally consists of a computer,
network site or data that appears to be part of a network, but
is actually isolated, unprotected and monitored.
About the Author:
Rainbow Spear has written a number of articles on Computers, Internet Security, Identity Theft and
Computer Software including
Computer Forensic,
Forensic Computing,
Computer Troubleshooting,
Boot Sector Virus Removal,
Identity Theft Statistics,
Accounting Business Software,
Zone Alarm Download,
Internet Banking.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
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