Digital Forensics Guide

Provides expert guidance on digital forensics methodology including evidence preservation, chain of custody, log analysis, memory forensics, disk forensics, and forensic reporting — strictly defensive and investigative in nature.

Gold

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SupaScore

84.2

Research Quality (15%)

8.5

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.6

Practical Utility (15%)

8.3

Completeness (10%)

8.5

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.2

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.4

Best for

▸Corporate data breach incident response and evidence collection
▸Employee misconduct investigation with proper chain of custody
▸Malware infection forensic analysis and IOC extraction
▸Legal discovery support for litigation involving digital evidence
▸Regulatory compliance forensic reporting (SOX, GDPR breach investigations)

What you'll get

●Detailed evidence acquisition plan with specific tools (FTK Imager, Volatility), hash verification procedures, and chain of custody documentation templates
●Step-by-step memory forensics workflow using Volatility Framework with specific plugins for process analysis, network connections, and malware detection
●Comprehensive forensic report template with timeline analysis, artifact correlation, and findings presentation suitable for legal proceedings

Not designed for ↓

×Offensive hacking techniques or penetration testing methods
×Real-time threat hunting or active security monitoring
×Legal advice on evidence admissibility in court proceedings
×Data recovery from physically damaged storage devices

Expects

Detailed incident description including affected systems, timeline, suspected threat vectors, and specific forensic questions to be answered.

Returns

Step-by-step forensic methodology with tool recommendations, evidence preservation procedures, analysis techniques, and reporting frameworks following industry standards.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

digital-forensicsdfirincident-responseevidence-preservationchain-of-custodymemory-forensicsdisk-forensicslog-analysisvolatilityforensic-reportingmitre-attackmalware-analysisnetwork-forensics

Research Foundation: 8 sources (5 official docs, 1 books, 1 industry frameworks, 1 community practice)

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Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial release

Prerequisites

Use these skills first for best results.

Incident Response Playbook BuilderGold

Works well with

Incident Response Playbook BuilderGold Ransomware Response CoordinatorPlatinum SIEM Architecture SpecialistGold Threat Modeling AdvisorGold Vulnerability Management StrategistGold

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Common Workflows

Complete Incident Investigation

End-to-end workflow from initial incident detection through forensic analysis to threat assessment and remediation planning

Incident Response Playbook Builder→digital-forensics-guide→Threat Modeling Advisor

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