Analyzing Internet Artifacts and Browser Forensics | Chapter 9 from Learn Computer Forensics by William Oettinger
Analyzing Internet Artifacts and Browser Forensics | Chapter 9 from Learn Computer Forensics by William Oettinger In the digital age, the browser is often the gateway to a user's activity—and a goldmine of forensic data. Chapter 9 of Learn Computer Forensics (Second Edition) by William Oettinger covers how internet artifacts can be extracted, interpreted, and used to reconstruct online behavior, from browser history and social media activity to cloud file synchronization and peer-to-peer file sharing. 📺 Watch the complete chapter summary here: Browser Forensics: What the Browser Reveals Oettinger begins by discussing how popular browsers like Google Chrome , Mozilla Firefox , Internet Explorer , and Microsoft Edge store data: History databases log visited URLs Cookies store session information Cache files retain local copies of web content Bookmarks (e.g., Chrome JSON files) track saved websites Login credentials can sometimes be retrieved from auto...