The Official CHFI Study Guide (Exam 312-49)
by Dave Kleiman, Craig Wright, Jesse "James" Varsalone, Timothy Clinton, Michael Gregg
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Author: Craig Wright, Dave Kleiman, Jesse "James" Varsalone, Michael Gregg, Timothy ClintonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-08
ISBN: 1597491977
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Syngress
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Book Review: Sloppy, Sloppy, Sloppy
Summary: 1 Stars
Rarely have I seen less information in so many pages. This book is poorly organized, riddled with inaccuracies and typos, and appears hopelessly outdated in many cases. (Frequent references to floppy disks and MS-DOS make me wonder where these authors have been since, oh, 1994).
Here's a clear example of the slovenliness of the book and its editors. The summary of the "PDA, Blackberry, and iPod Forensics" chapter contains no reference to the iPod. Obviously, the iPod section was added later, and no one thought to update the summary section.
Here's another example. The "PDA Investigative Tips" section advises the would-be investigator to leave the device in the "off" state, then immediately "switch on the device". Apparently, switching the device on leaves it in the off state. The book is full of nonsense like this.
The final straw for me, though, is the beginning of Chapter 13, which purports to examine forensic tools (hardware and software). The author of this chapter openly states that the chapter is "heavily based on the assertions of the vendors who make the products." In other words, they just slapped together a bunch of sales literature, and are not providing any real-world experience with, or observations of, the products. Well, at least they're honest about their laziness and lack of experience.
I have worked in the IT field for over 25 years now, and I have read many, many technical and instructional books. This is definitely one of the worst. Buy something else if you want to learn about forensics. I recommend "File System Forensic Analysis", by Brian Carrier.
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