Chapter 1

The Impact of Windows Command Line Investigations

Abstract

This chapter sets the stage for Windows Command Line investigations. We first examine the impact of current cybercrime activities, novel vulnerabilities, and how criminals leverage the Windows Command Line. In addition, we discuss how we plan to turn the tables and utilize the Windows Command Line for both incident response and forensic triage.

Keywords

Breach; Vulnerabilities; Cybercrime; Cybercriminal; Personal identifiable information (PII); Sony; Hactivism; Extortion; Sextortion; Ransomware; Cyberbullying; Harassment; Stalking; Crimes against children; Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC); Botnet; ZeroAccess; Storm; Heartbleed; POODLE; Windows; Command line; RAM; ...

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