Digital Forensics for Network, Internet, and Cloud Computing: A Forensic Evidence Guide for Moving Targets and Data

Network forensics is an evolution of typical digital forensics, in which evidence is gathered from network traffic in near real time. This book will help security and forensics professionals as well as network administrators build a solid foundation of processes and controls to identify incidents and gather evidence from the network. Forensic scientists and investigators are some of the fastest growing jobs in the United States with over 70,000 individuals employed in 2008. Specifically in the area of cybercrime and digital forensics, the federal government is conducting a talent search for 10,000 qualified specialists. Almost every technology company has developed or is developing a cloud computing strategy. To cut costs, many companies are moving toward network-based applications like SalesForce.com, PeopleSoft, and HR Direct. Every day, we are moving companies’ proprietary data into a cloud, which can be hosted anywhere in the world. These companies need to understand how to identify where their data is going and what they are sending.

Terrence V. Lillard (Linux+, CISSP) is an IT Security architect and cybercrime and cyberforensics expert. He is actively involved in computer, intrusion, network, and steganography cybercrime and cyberforensics cases, including investigations, security audits, and assessments both nationally and internationally. Terrence has testified in U.S. District Court as a Computer Forensics/Security Expert Witness. He has designed and implemented security architectures for various government, military, and multi-national corporations. Terrence's background includes positions as principal consultant at Microsoft, the IT Security Operations manager for the District of Columbia's government IT Security Team, and instructor at the Defense Cyber Crime Center's (DC3) Computer Investigation Training Academy Program. He has taught IT security and cybercrime/cyberforensics at the undergraduate and graduate level.

He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Master of Business Administration (MBA), and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Information Security.

Clint P. Garrison has over 16 years experience in Law Enforcement and Information Systems

Security. Clint started his career working for a small police department near Austin Texas in

1995, and moved on as a Sergeant Investigator for the Texas Department of Insurance Insurer

Fraud Unit’s Major Case Team. His primary responsibilities included investigating major financial

fraud cases and digital forensics.

Clint is currently an IT Security Consultant for a fortune 100 company where his primary

responsibility is to ensure his company’s security compliance posture with numerous global

security standards. He is also responsible for maintaining the incident response process to

ensure timely and effective responses to potential breaches of company systems.

Certifications and Degrees:

• Adjunct instructor, teaching a Cyber Crimes and Information System Security class for

the University of Phoenix’s online graduate program in Criminal Justice

• BS in Administration of Criminal Justice from Mountain State University

• MBA in Information Assurance and MS in Information Technology from the University of

Dallas

• CISSP

• Master Peace Officer’s License and Peace Officer Instructor License