digital forensics Flashcards
what is digital forensics
-the process of uncovering & interpreting electronic data
-It is the process of indertifying, perserving, analysing and documenting digital evidence
what is a brute force attack
a hacking method that uses trial & error to crack passwords, login credentials and ercryption keys
what is metadata
data that provides data (info) about another data - it ables a computer to construct an image
what a chain of custody
the chronological documentation associated with the evidence
This records the paper trial, castady, transfer, analysis & disposal of the evidence
what is ip address
a unique string of character that indentifies each computer
when using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network
what is MAC address
the unique identifier that is assigned by the manufacturer to a piece of network hardware
