Digital Forensics Briefing: Narcos Investigation

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Create a master's-level forensic investigation presentation (10 minutes, ~8 slides) titled 'Digital Forensic Case Briefing – Narcos Investigation'. Audience: senior investigators. The presentation synthesizes evidence from three suspects (John Fredricksen, Jane Esteban, Steve Kowhai) but emphasizes the Jane Esteban forensic findings provided in the report. Slides should be visually professional with headings, concise bullets, and placeholders to insert screenshots from the report exhibits. Slides structure: 1. Title Slide – Digital Forensic Case Briefing: Narcos Investigation (KV5041 Digital Forensics Incident Response). 2. Case Overview – seizure of methamphetamine at NZ Customs, suspects John Fredricksen, Jane Esteban, Steve Kowhai, objective of digital forensic investigation. 3. Investigation Methodology – tools used (Autopsy, FTK Imager, Volatility 3, Kali Linux, hash verification) and evidence sources (disk image, memory dump, artefact recovery). 4. Jane Esteban – Web History & Behavioural Evidence – searches about smuggling, customs evasion, undercover survival; use of ProtonMail and Discord; Quasar RAT download (insert screenshot placeholders from report exhibits). 5. Digital Artefacts & Deleted Evidence – recovered files (bag_contents.jpg showing suitcase concealment, contact_list.txt, travel_plans.docx), meth images (crys1–3), deleted AFP logo; significance for intent and knowledge. 6. Device Interaction & Coordination – USB device history, shellbags showing external drives and folder 'John', contact card files; suggests collaboration and data exchange. 7. Memory Forensics – Quasar RAT running, command-and-control connection to 202.2.12.15:4782, suspicious ManagementAgent spawning cmd.exe, implications for remote coordination. 8. Synthesised Case Analysis – unified timeline, links between suspects, corroboration across disk, memory and deleted artefacts; evidence of conspiracy and coordination. 9. Overall Evidential Strength & Conclusion – strong digital evidence, contradiction of innocent courier defence, recommendations for further investigation (email warrants, C2 IP analysis, cross-device correlation). Design guidance: dark professional forensic theme, icons for evidence types, space for screenshots, diagrams for timeline and network connection. Ensure content suitable for a 10‑minute group presentation where three members each present sections.