Database forensics: Difference between revisions

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Currently many database software tools are in general not reliable and precise enough to be used for forensic work as demonstrated in the first paper published on database forensics.<ref>[http://www.giac.org/certified_professionals/practicals/gcfa/0159.php Oracle Database Forensics using LogMiner - GIAC Certified Student Practical<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

There is currently a single book published in this field,<ref>Oracle Forensics {{ISBN |0-9776715-2-6}} (May 2008)</ref> though more are destined.<ref>Oracle Forensics Using Quisix {{ISBN |0-470-19118-X}} (Dec 2008)</ref>

Additionally there is a subsequent SQL Server forensics book by Kevvie Fowler named SQL Server Forensics which is well regarded also.<ref>SQL Server Forensics {{ISBN |0-321-54436-6}} (Dec 2008)</ref>

The forensic study of relational databases requires a knowledge of the standard used to encode data on the computer disk. A documentation of standards used to encode information in well-known brands of DB such as SQL Server and Oracle has been contributed to the public ___domain.<ref>[http://www.sans.org/reading_room/whitepapers/forensics/1906.php SANS Institute - Forensic Analysis of a SQL Server 2005 Database Server<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.databasesecurity.com/oracle-forensics.htm Oracle Forensics and Incident Response - databasesecurity.com<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908135737/http://www.databasesecurity.com/oracle-forensics.htm |date=September 8, 2013 }}</ref> Others include [[Apex Analytix]].<ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2004/01/05/story3.html</ref>

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* Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06674.pdf

* Oracle Forensics In a Nutshell, Paul M. Wright (May 2007) http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/OracleForensicsInANutshell.pdf

* Oracle Forensics, Paul Wright, Rampant Techpress, {{ISBN |0-9776715-2-6}}, May 2008. http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2007_1_oracle_forensics.htm

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