ALSO CALLED: Cyberforensics, Forensic Analysis, Forensics, Security Forensics, and Digital Forensics DEFINITION: Computer forensics, also called cyberforensics, is the application of computer investigation and analysis techniques to gather evidence suitable for presentation in a court of law. The goal of computer forensics is to perform a structured investigation while maintaining a documented chain of evidence
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COMPUTER FORENSICS DEFINITION (continued): … to find out exactly what happened on a computer and who was responsible for it.
Forensic investigators typically follow a standard set of procedures: After physically isolating the computer in question to make sure it cannot be accidentally contaminated, investigators make a digital copy of the hard drive. Once the original hard drive has been copied, it is locked in a safe or other secure storage facility to maintain its pristine condition. All investigation is done on the digital copy.
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