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Exercise Assignment
Supply some cogent case information that will help you identify this image file later on. This will be a valuable habit to have when you are processing multiple simultaneous cases in your career.
Browse the destination folder where you want to save the acquired image files (the image output file size and number of files is going to vary depending upon the size of your USB drive).
In this exercise, we are calling the image file ‘CSC147USBPhysical'. Using spaces in filenames can be troublesome when using a command line interface. This is common in Linux operating systems. It will be useful for you to get into the habit of not using spaces in filenames and path names when working with cybersecurity projects. No AI shortcuts — Get genuine assignment help from experienced, real tutors.
Click on the ‘Start' button to begin the image file creation.
The length of time this process will take depends upon the size of the source drive. In this case, the drive was only 2GB. The image process took less than five minutes. Multi-terabyte drives may take several days to image.
The final screen that will be presented contains the hashes for the output image. These are important. Create a screen capture of this and include it in your report for this Lab Exercise.
Screen capture the Drive/Image Verify results window (ALT + PRTSCR)
Paste it into your Word document
Now you have a valid image file that you can use for analysis. Please note that there will probably be more than one file included in this image (extensions .001, .002, .003, etc.). You should keep all of these files together.
If you were working on a regular case and creating a disk image for examination, you would normally create more than one image and compare hash results to confirm that you had a valid and reliable image.
In order for the hash values to be the same, you would also require a device called a Write Blocker, otherwise the imaging process will affect the contents of the drive and the resulting hashes will be different.
Calculate a hash value for this image file that you've created. From the command line, type:
Write It Up for Credit
In addition to the output files referenced above, write a brief description of the contents that are presented to you in these results.
Each Deliverable section report must be:
Minimum: 100 words
Maximum: 500 words
Formatting requirements:
No need to use full APA formatting (double spacing, indents, etc.)
No abstract, introduction, discussion, or conclusion required
Sources:
You may include academically suitable sources
Wikipedia is NOT permitted
Grading criteria:
Content quality
Grammar and spelling
Formatting
Timeliness of submission