Computer Forensics - Finding Out What The Bad Guys Did With Their Computers! by Abbie Frank
Computer forensics is a lot like the CSI investigation programs on the television. Using advanced techniques and technologies, a computer forensic scientist will reconstruct a possible crime using the data that one computer systems. This data may include email trails, files, hidden directories... Computer Forensics is the scientific study of computers or computer related data in relation to an investigation by a law enforcement agency for use in a court of law. ... Computer forensics can be used to track emails, instant messaging and just about any other form of computer related...

What is Computer Forensics? by Jason Perry
It is the end of the day and it has been discovered that several critical files are missing from your file server. That alone is normally is enough to freak out most server administrators, but this specific incident also happened to be on the exact same day a particular employee was 'terminated'. ... The most common applications of computer forensics are as follows: Divorce Cases Electronic Investigation Expert Witness Service Corporate E-mail Investigation Litigation Support Intellectual Property Disputes Investigation and Discovery Litigation Programs Insurance Fraud...

Solving Crime with Computer Forensics by Carl Walker
Computer Forensics is the scientific study of computers or computer related data in relation to an investigation by a law enforcement agency for use in a court of law. While this technology may be as old as computers themselves, the advances in technology are constantly revising the science of... In the technological old days, computer forensics was mostly related to data dumps, printing out every keystroke that had been logged on a computer in a series of eight digits, all of them zeroes and ones.

What is a Computer Forensics Expert Witness? by Jason Perry
What is an Expert Witness in the field of Computer Forensics? The most simple answer is a person who goes to court to testify regarding the accuracy and findings from the computer forensics service. In a nutshell, that is it. However, there is a lot more to being an Expert Witness in the field... An Expert Witness is a specialized and quickly growing field of investigation within Computer Forensics and E-Discovery. ... An Expert Witness service typically works closely with a Computer Forensics investigator, or perhaps has the credentials and experience of both.

The Need of Ethical Hacking Course by Fred Mathew
The ethical hacking course works on the basic principles of “To catch a thief, employ the tricks of the thieves”. The course covers the basics of networking and security and the advanced course that involves the use of hacking tools, hacking programs and the upcoming computer hacking techniques. ... A Complete Course on Ethical Hacking covers: •Techniques: Windows Hacking, Registries Editing, Password cracks, Google hacking, Computer Forensics, Firewalls, Network Hacking, Security tools, Hacking tools, Encryption, Email tracking, Router Hacking, Email Forging, Port Scanning , MAC Address...

Best Practices for Computer Forensics in the Field by Carol Stimmel
Introduction Computer forensic examiners are responsible for technical acuity, knowledge of the law, and objectivity in the course of investigations. Success is principled upon verifiable and repeatable reported results that represent direct evidence of suspected wrong-doing or potential... These require an advanced knowledge of both Linux and experience with computer forensics. ... This article establishes a series of best practices for the computer forensics practitioner, representing the best evidence for defensible solutions in the field.

Importance of Data Recovery by Nehaa Gupta
What happens when you are working on a special project or document and your computer system displays a blank screen? Or one of the partitions is not recognized by the BIOS - It could be anything. So is this a warning from your computer about some mis-happening about to happen such as hard disk... This kind of investigation is required for legal argumentation in the cases of evidence recovery or to prove any case in court against any theft of data, digital fraud, unauthorized data duplication, bankruptcy data investigation, private investigation of personal computer - PDA, disloyal...

Data Recovery World Wide by James Walsh
IT Managers all over the world are struggling to manage the tremendous growth of data and protect it. This data comes in all forms, such as: databases, e-mail, stored files etc. These data are stored permanently and archived to meet the regulatory requirements, and for changes in business... Some times the data stored in a computer device is lost either due to ‘Physical Damage’ or ‘Logical Damage’ to the computer. ... Every computer will have an operating system for starting the computer, running the applications and saving them in the storage device.

Finger Print Recognition Process and Parameters by Brindha Ramamoorthy
Introduction In a number of business transactions and access to privileged information, reliable and accurate verification of people is extremely important. Forensic science labs and identification units for criminal investigations routinely use fingerprints. ... More recently an increasing number of civilian and commercial applications like welfare disbursement, cellular, phone access, laptop computer login are either using or actively considering to use fingerprint based verification because of the availability of inexpensive and compact solid state scanners as well as its superior and...