1.) Go to the ANSI National Accreditation BoardLinks to an external site. (ANAB) website:
Review the forensic lab accreditation process.
Research one ANAB accredited lab in North Carolina
Please respond to the following in a post of at least 200 words. Based on your research:
Outline the forensic lab accreditation process.
Describe what a laboratory needs to do to fulfill ANAB accreditation requirements.
Provide your selected lab’s location and describe the type of lab it is.
Explain whether you believe lab certification is a requirement for law enforcement agencies.
Be sure to justify your opinion with supporting information.
2.) Please respond to the following in a post of at least 200 words:
Describe the method used to create data images.
Identify from your research a third party tool capable of creating an exact copy of a hard drive.
Supply a description of your selected tool and share the link to the tool with your classmates.
Compare/contrast the advantages and disadvantages of using a Linux tool versus a proprietary tool.
Be sure to justify your answer with supporting information.
3.) Please respond to the following in a post of at least 200 words:
Describe how virtual machines can be used in a forensics investigation.
From a system forensics perspective, determine what you perceive to be the greatest challenge when working with virtual machines.
Be sure to include your rationale in your post.
Based on your research, provide links to forensic imager tools that could be launched using virtualization.