CSF 3403 - WK4

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A digital forensics lab is where you:

Conduct your investigation, store evidence, and house your equipment, hardware, and software.

What is the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and what does it do?

Provides accreditation of crime and forensics labs worldwide
Accreditation includes forensics labs that analyze digital evidence
Audits lab functions and procedures

What are the duties of a lab manager?

Set up processes for managing cases
Promote group consensus in decision making
Maintain fiscal responsibility for lab needs
Enforce ethical standards among lab staff members
Plan updates for the lab
Establish and promote quality-assurance processes
Set reasonable production schedules
Estimate how many cases an investigator can handle
Estimate when to expect preliminary and final results
Create and monitor lab policies for staff
Provide a safe and secure workplace for staff and evidence

What are the duties of lab staff?

<ul> <li>Knowledge and training (hardware and software, OS and file types, deductive reasoning)</li> <li>Work is reviewed regularly by the lab manager</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

What are the steps to lab budget planning?

<ul> <li>break costs down into monthly, quarterly, and annual expenses. Use past investigation expenses to extrapolate expected future costs.</li> <li>Illustrate different expenses that should be considered when planning a lab budget such as: purchasing hardware and software, renting facility space, training personnel</li> <li>Mention that you should also identify specialized software used with certain crimes</li> <li>Describe the requirements for setting up a lab for a private company, including: HW & SW inventory, problems reported last year, future computer tech. developments</li> <li>Explain some of the storage and network considerations when planning a lab budget.</li> <li>Mention that time management is a major issue when choosing software and hardware to purchase.</li> </ul> Signup and view all the answers

Who is responsible for planning the lab budget?

the lab manager Signup and view all the answers

What are the different types of digital forensics certifications?

Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) ISC² Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) High-Tech Crime Network (HTCN) EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) Certification AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) Certification EC-Council SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute Defense Cyber Investigations Training) Academy (DCITA) Signup and view all the answers

Why should the lab should provide a safe and secure physical environment for you and your evidence?

because most of the investigative process is performed at the lab Signup and view all the answers

Why should you perform inventory controls of your lab assets?

it will help you know when you need to re-order lab supplies Signup and view all the answers

What is a forensics lab?

a secure facility with special security requirements oriented to preserve the integrity of the evidence data and the work done there Signup and view all the answers

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