see attached.
Unit III Project
Project 1 includes two labs, Lab 1 and Lab 2.
Lab 1 Assignment: Applying the Daubert Standard to Forensic Evidence
Locate and complete Lab 1: Recognizing the Use of Steganography in Forensic Evidence. Upon completion of Section 2 of the lab, you are required to provide the deliverables listed below.
Note: You do not have to complete Section 3 of the lab.
1. Include the Lab Report file with the following screen captures:
· contents of the email,
· hash value of the original Outlook file,
· hash value of the Outlook2.csv file,
· MD5 field in the Autopsy Result Viewer,
· and MD5 value produced by E3.
When you have completed the lab, click the “Download Lab Report as PDF” icon, located in the top right corner of the lab (as shown below):
2. Save the following file downloaded from the virtual environment: yourname_lab1_steganography.pdf
3. Upload the PDF Lab Worksheet in the Blackboard course.
Lab 2 assignment: Recognizing the Use of Steganography in Forensic Evidence
Locate and complete Lab 2: Recognizing the Use of Steganography in Forensic Evidence. Upon completion of Section 2 of the lab, you are required to provide the deliverables listed below.
Note: You do not have to complete Section 3 of the lab.
1. Include the Lab Report file with the following screen captures:
· search result and its description,
· StegExpose results,
· suspicious file in Microsoft Paint,
· contents of the file extracted by OpenPuff,
· search result and its description,
· WAV file sizes and hash values in E3,
· contents of the hidden file extracted by S-Tools, and
· contents of the hidden file extracted by Xiao.
When you have completed the lab, click the “Download Lab Report as PDF” icon, located in the top right corner of the lab (as shown below):
2. Save the following file downloaded from the virtual environment:
· yourname_lab2_steganography.pdf
3. Upload the PDF Lab Worksheet in the Blackboard course.
4. Then, write one page that discusses the elements listed below.
· Explain how forensic software from the lab is used.
· Describe at least two methodologies used in forensic investigations.
· Describe three common forensic certifications.
· Describe what evidence-handling tasks are.
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Remember to include an introduction for the written portion of the paper. APA formatting is required, and citations and references for any paraphrased material should be present. A minimum of one reference is required for your assignment (it can be the textbook).
TEXTBOOK: Easttom, C. (2022). Digital forensics, investigation, and response (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
