Digital Forensics

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Anti-forensic software, Computer forensics, Digital forensics certification, Digital forensics organisations, Digital forensics people, Digital forensics software, Computer surveillance, Mobile device forensics, United States v. Arnold, Anti-computer forensics, Digital evidence, Electronic discovery, Metasploit Project, Digital forensic process, High Technology Crime Investigation Association, United States v. Boucher, Network forensics, FireEye, Inc., Host protected area, Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor, EnCase, Clifford Stoll, List of digital forensics tools, MAC times, Evidence Eliminator, Global Information Assurance Certification, Forensic disk controller, Device configuration overlay, Eoghan Casey, Erik Laykin, Database forensics, American Society of Digital Forensics & eDiscovery, Glossary of digital forensics terms, National Software Reference Library, Reynaldo Anzaldua Jr., The Sleuth Kit, HashKeeper, Forensic Toolkit, Forensic corporate collections, SANS Investigative Forensics Toolkit, DECAF, Selective file dumper, PTK Forensics, The Coroner's Toolkit, Open Computer Forensics Architecture, Certified Computer Examiner, Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator, Hi-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell. Excerpt: Digital forensics (sometimes known as digital forensic science) is a branch of forensic science encompassing the recovery and investigation of material found in digital devices, often in relation to computer crime. The term digital forensics was originally used as a synonym for computer forensics but has expanded to cover investigation of all devices capable of storing digital data. With roots in the personal computing revolution of the late 1970s and early '80s, the discipline evolved in a haphazard manner during the 1990s, and it was not until the early 21st century that national policies emerged. Inv...