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Computer Forensics
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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 to find out exactly what happened on a computer and who was responsible for it. Forensic investigators
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Don't trample evidence in a breach. Missteps in an investigation will cost you in court.
Posted: 06 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Sep 2007
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Posted: 03 Jul 2007 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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You may think you're guarding your assets, but malicious insiders are using steganography to slip closely guarded company secrets out of your organization.
Posted: 07 Nov 2006 | Published: 01 Nov 2006
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COMPUTER FORENSICS DEFINITION (continued): … 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. Investigators use a variety of techniques and proprietary forensic applications to examine the hard drive copy, searching hidden folders and unallocated disk space for copies of deleted, encrypted, or damaged …
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