Computer Forensic Tools: The use of computers in homes, schools, offices, and other places has increased in the past few years due to technological developments. As computers have become important components of modern communication, their increased Continue Reading...
It is thus that technologies which work to yield that crucial data from the memory store of any such device have become so valuable to law enforcement in the age of terrorism. According to the Computer Forensics Tool Testing Program (CFTT), "a cellu Continue Reading...
Zilla Data Nuker Test: Zilla Data Nuker Software Title Files created or downloaded leave a trace even when deleted. These traces allow skilled computer forensic professionals to retrieve the data. Zillasoft, LLC, a New England-based software devel Continue Reading...
Digital Forensics to Capture Data Sources Network Intrusion Prioritizing Data Sources Account Auditing Live System Data Intrusion Detection System Event Log Analysis Malware Installation Prioritizing data sources Activity Monitoring Integri Continue Reading...
Computer Forensics: Generally, forensics can be described as the process of using scientific knowledge in the gathering, evaluation, and presentation of evidence to the courts. Since forensics deal with the presentation of evidence to the courts, it Continue Reading...
Forensic Lab Forensic crime labs are important institutions within the criminal justice system and each lab must be up to standard in order for this system to operate at a high and fair level. A good crime lab begins with a good design based on soli Continue Reading...
Specialized forensic tools will be necessary to retrieve and analyze deleted, renamed and encrypted data that search tools will overlook. Further, forensic tools will help with complex information correlation. For example, to construct a timeline of Continue Reading...
DIBS Forensic Workstation - Complete solution for problems faced by investigator of computer crimes; FREDDIE - Forensic recovery of evidence deice diminutive interrogation equipment; EnCASE - Fully integrated forensic application for Windows; and Continue Reading...
This phase is described by Carrier as the phase where we "...use the evidence that we found and determine what events occurred in the system" (Carrier, 2005). 2.2. The United States Department of Justice's (USDOJ) digital forensic analysis methodol Continue Reading...
Forensic According to Elvidge (2014), the first record of the use of forensic entomology is Song Ci (Sung Tz'u), in 13th century China. However, using insects and arthropods like arachnids to aid in forensics investigations is a relatively new field Continue Reading...
Forensics in Criminal Investigations Exploring the Use of Forensics in Criminal Investigations Forensic Science and Technology This paper explores the role of forensic science and technology in modern criminal investigations. It first examines the Continue Reading...
Typically, a database uses either the simple recovery model or the full recovery model. The full recovery model can be supplemented by switching to the bulk-logged recovery model before bulk operations." (Microsoft, 2010 P. 2). Meanwhile, our compa Continue Reading...
Justification of a Forensic Unit Our Agency has just received $3 million grant from the federal government because of the efficient method that the unit employs in running the department. Additionally, the City Council has agreed to continue assisti Continue Reading...
computer forensics tools and processes used by investigators continually evolve and change over time. Although the material published in the 2008 version of the United States Attorneys' Bulletin includes some stalwart information regarding processes Continue Reading...
search and seizure of computers in a criminal case. The paper discuses both the challenges and the instruments and approaches needed in gathering evidence from computers. Gathering Evidence Computer evidence is similar to most other kinds of evide Continue Reading...
Computer Forensics The issue at hand involves the examination of a scene from an office space within Widget Corporation. We find that this is the assigned office for a Mr. Didit. The information we have at hand is digital -- a photograph taken from Continue Reading...
Studies suggest that even "more "omniscient" technology is likely to be developed" in the near future (Lyon, 2002). Cookies were perhaps the first form of internet surveillance, developed in 1994 as a means for websites to track visitors logging in Continue Reading...
Forensics and Digital Evidence Forensics is a discipline which uses standardized techniques to pull apart an event, analyze what happened, and find a more accurate conclusion to the data analysis than just witness testimony. For centuries, lacking e Continue Reading...
These activities include securing the current computing environment which includes any current tools, patches, updates and best known methods. This represents the bulk of the cost effective security capabilities and facilitates better detection. Vis Continue Reading...
Access Data Forensics Toolkit v. EnCase: Digital or computer forensics is currently one of the rapidly growing and significant industries because of technological advancements. The growth and significance of this industry has been enhanced by the in Continue Reading...
Casey Anthony Digital forensics can be a useful tool when applied in the correct manner. The recent case of Casey Anthony and her murder trial demonstrated the role that digital forensics may play in the setting of justice. The purpose of this essay Continue Reading...
3). A sample screenshot from JADSoftware's Internet Evidence Finder application is shown in Figure 2 below. Figure 2. Sample screenshot of Internet Evidence Finder Interface Source: JAD Software at http://www.jadsoftware.com/go/wp-content/themes/j Continue Reading...
Fraud and Forensic Evidence Fraud to Trial Process The case study presents a very interesting criminal act, the use of re-directing payers to a mock PayPal, an online payment processing company, where the criminals were then able to capture the Pay Continue Reading...
Benchmarking Keyloggers for Gathering Digital Evidence on Personal Computers Keyloggers refers to the hardware or software programs, which examine keyboard and mouse activity on a computer in a secretive manner so that the owner of the computer is n Continue Reading...
Digital Forensics in Criminal JusticeThere are several recovery techniques digital forensic practitioners can use when they encounter broken or damaged devices with deleted files (Daniel, 2011). File carving involves searching for specific patterns o Continue Reading...
Digital forensic can be described as a branch of forensic science surrounding the recovery as well as investigation of materials which are found within digital devices, in many occasion regarding computer crime. Originally the term was always used as Continue Reading...
Hair is also in contact with chemicals in shampoos, and any dyes, gels, sprays or other cosmetics that may be placed on the hair (11). Since there is no standardized method for cleaning these external contaminants off of the hair prior to analysis, Continue Reading...
Hash Values in Digital Forensics Introduction Hash values denote condensed representations of digitized or binary content within digital material; however, they offer no additional information pertaining to the contents of any material interpretable Continue Reading...
FTK Imager, the Digital Forensic Toolkit FTK Imager is an imaging and data preview tool used for forensic analysis. Typically, the FTK imager can create disk images for USB and hard drives. The FTK can also create forensic images (perfect copies) o Continue Reading...
Cybercrime has become a serious problem in the world we live in. The abundance of personal computers that are readily available at relatively low prices has spawned the growth in Cybercrime all over the globe. As a result, law enforcement agencies ha Continue Reading...
computer used by the employee has either been compromised physically with a password cracking software (EC-Council,2010;Beaver & McClure,2010) or it has bee compromised remotely with the help of a keylogging software.A keylogger is noted by APWG Continue Reading...
i.e. modifying the domain name system. 7. DNS-Based Phishing ("Pharming"): This offense is based on interference in the domain name searching process by modifying the domain name resolution sending the user to a different IP address. 8. Content-In Continue Reading...
roles of forensic accountants in preventing and detecting fraud within a business community. The paper highlights the requisites and basic responsibilities of a forensic accountant. The paper also makes references on the special cases where forensic Continue Reading...
GIS Client/Server Systems Geographic Information System (GIS): Overview Use of GIS Client/Server Systems by U.S. Government Agencies Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census Bureau Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Department of the Interior Continue Reading...
Fingerprints put forward a dependable way of individual identification. That is the vital method for the law enforcing agencies having displaced other means of determining the identities of criminals unwilling to confess preceding crime records. Addi Continue Reading...
Hypnosis in Memory Retrieval In recent years there has been a myriad of books and articles written concerning the use of hypnosis and memory retrieval. Aside from the clinical application of hypnosis in treating a variety of psychiatric disorders, h Continue Reading...
Leveraging Information Systems for Disaster Management In today's digital age, natural as well as man-made disaster management has become an easier task. Several IT features are at our disposal, which can help in both prevention and recovery from di Continue Reading...
Forensic Science and Police Work Forensic science has been playing a very crucial role in crime-solving activities of the investigative agencies for last many years. Its popularity has grown tremendously even though it cannot be trusted to formally Continue Reading...
cybercrime forensics lab work received approval purchase a software suite aid investigations. Your supervisor (Mr. Turtle) asks create a proposal comparing computer forensic software utilities recommend purchase-based research. Security forensic so Continue Reading...
The rapid development of predictive routing algorithms that seek to anticipate security breaches are also becoming more commonplace (Erickson, 2009). Evidence acquisition through digital forensics seeks to also define preservation of all patterns of Continue Reading...
