Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing areas of crime in the world today, and it affects millions of people. Recently, California Attorney General Kamala Harris created an eCrime Unit that will have a full staff of DOJ attorneys and …
While digital forensics is a branch of forensics, it still breaks down into different sub-categories and areas of expertise. When someone becomes a digital forensics specialist, he or she may decide to specialize in certain areas. Here are the different …
Dennis Rader is a serial killer who began murdering in the Wichita, KS area in 1974 and continued until 1991. Unlike most murderers, he would take a number of years between his crimes, and the last hiatus he had lasted …
One of the most important parts of being a computer forensics specialist is in the area of evidence preservation. All of the data examined needs to be analyzed and safeguarded in a secure area, and only the forensics expert should …
The thought of a cheating spouse is enough to turn most people’s stomachs. When people suspect a spouse of infidelity, the temptation to try to get into the phone and computer files on their own is overwhelming. They want to …
One of the first things that people think about when they hear the word forensics is law enforcement. Thanks to the television shows based around different types of forensics, from Bones to CSI—and even Dexter, to an extent—forensics has seemingly …
The collection of digital artifacts taken from a computer or other device, such as a tablet, is a way in which investigators are able to find evidence of fraud, theft, and a host of other serious crimes. With digital forensics, …
In the first part of any computer forensics investigation, the investigators need to acquire the devices, such as the computers, so they will be able to conduct their investigations. They will be able to use the evidence they gather to …