As in, the book is done, no more to add, it's all done.   It's now in the hands of the publisher to proof, print, and distribute.   Accuracy checked by Stefan Fleischmann (developer of X-Ways Forensics),  Tech Edited by Jimmy Weg (an expert X-Ways user and superb tech editor), and written by Eric Zimmerman (who I have found to be a great writer and even better X-Ways master) and myself, this is the book to have.  Refresh what you learned in an X-Ways course or learn by reading.   Having used X-Ways since the first release, this is a book I whole-hardheartedly recommend.


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We made a change with the case studies in the book, which some may not like...we didn't do the case studies chapter.

Actually, we spent a lot of time trying to write up case studies, only to find that we were spending more effort and writing on the "how to do forensics' rather than the 'how to use XWF'.   As an example, writing about malware analysis with XWF requires a book by itself.

However, we have managed to provide case flow examples with electronic discovery, consent searches/triage, live response, and a myriad of specific examples of how to use XWF in different situations that can be put to use in just about any type of case.  This is on top of going through XWF with a fine tooth comb explaining every nook and cranny to either use XWF with speed and minimal user intervention (as close to a one button approach possible) through the most granular configuration as you want to have in a forensic application.

The layout and organization is simple, to the point, and the information is easy to find (index, appendix, and lots of screenshots).    It will be a required reference book on your desk if you are a user of X-Ways Forensics, whether you started using XWF from its first release or if your first XWF dongle just arrived yesterday.  For anyone that teaches forensics using XWF, you may want to consider this book as required reading for your students to save you a lot of class time teaching 'how to use XWF' in class in order to focus on teaching forensics.

All chapters are done, the writing is over, and the XWF Guide is just a few steps away from being put on paper (proofing, setting, and printing is all that is left).



Having re-read the book, it is something I would have liked to have had when starting to use X-Ways Forensics in the beginning and while using it on cases.