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Forensic Tool Definitions Interview

The document provides definitions and descriptions of three forensic tools: Wireshark, Autopsy, and FTK. Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer for real-time traffic analysis, Autopsy is a digital forensics platform for analyzing various storage devices, and FTK is a commercial suite for processing and visualizing digital evidence. Each tool includes key features and is widely used in forensic investigations.

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Forensic Tool Definitions Interview

The document provides definitions and descriptions of three forensic tools: Wireshark, Autopsy, and FTK. Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer for real-time traffic analysis, Autopsy is a digital forensics platform for analyzing various storage devices, and FTK is a commercial suite for processing and visualizing digital evidence. Each tool includes key features and is widely used in forensic investigations.

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Interview-Worthy Forensic Tool Definitions

Wireshark - Network Protocol Analyzer

Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer used for capturing and analyzing network traffic in

real time. It allows investigators and cybersecurity professionals to inspect packet-level data, identify

anomalies, detect intrusions, and troubleshoot network issues. It supports hundreds of protocols and provides

features like deep packet inspection, packet filtering, and graphical visualization of traffic flow, making it

essential for network forensics and incident response.

Keywords: packet capture, protocol analysis, live traffic, network troubleshooting, intrusion detection.

Autopsy - Digital Forensics Platform

Autopsy is a free and open-source digital forensics platform used to analyze hard drives, smartphones, and

memory cards during investigations. It provides a graphical interface for The Sleuth Kit (TSK) and supports

features like timeline analysis, keyword search, file recovery, email analysis, and hash filtering. It's widely

used by law enforcement and forensic analysts for performing post-mortem analysis of digital evidence.

Keywords: forensic analysis, Sleuth Kit, deleted file recovery, timeline, open-source.

FTK (Forensic Toolkit) - Commercial Digital Investigation Suite

FTK (Forensic Toolkit) is a commercial digital forensics investigation suite developed by Exterro, designed to

process, analyze, and visualize digital evidence. It supports fast indexing of large datasets, email and registry

analysis, file carving, password recovery (with PRTK), and timeline construction. FTK is trusted in legal

investigations due to its robust evidence integrity, hash verification, and court-admissible reporting

capabilities.

Keywords: forensic imaging, evidence analysis, password cracking, court-admissible, registry analysis.

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