What is computer forensics? It is a new branch of forensic science which is also called digital forensics and pertains to legal evidence found in computers or peripherals. It idea of this new science is to find a digital fingerprint or artifact and decipher the reason that it exists.
There are many uses for computer forensics. The science is used in legal cases to check out the system of a defendant in a child pornography case, for instance. Or it could be used in the accounting world to see if any files have been erased or altered. Computer forensics is used in case of a hard drive failure to recover information that would be otherwise lost. In a secure venue, computer forensics might be used to determine just how someone broke into a system that was supposed to be secure.
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Computer forensics is the process of using the latest knowledge of science and technology with computer sciences to collect, analyze and present proofs to the criminal or civil courts. Network administrator and security staff administer and manage networks and information systems should have complete knowledge of computer forensics. The meaning of the word "forensics" is "to bring to the court". Forensics is the process which deals in finding evidence and recovering the data. The evidence includes many forms such as finger prints, DNA test or complete files on computer hard drives etc. The consistency and standardization of computer forensics across courts is not recognized strongly because it is new discipline.
It is necessary for network administrator and security staff of networked organizations to practice computer forensics and should have knowledge of laws because rate of cyber crimes is increasing greatly. It is very interesting for mangers and personnel who want to know how computer forensics can become a strategic element of their organization security. Personnel, security staff and network administrator should know all the issues related to computer forensics. Computer experts use advanced tools and techniques to recover deleted, damaged or corrupt data and evidence against attacks and intrusions. These evidences are collected to follow cases in criminal and civil courts against those culprits who committed computer crimes.
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Computer crimes are on the rise as more people rely on computers for their every day life and businesses and more criminals are taking to the internet for many different types of cyber crimes.
Computer security forensics is a practice designed to keep up with this evolution of crimes and is a science that has been around for a long time. The industry is changing each day and as new internet crimes are created by skillful hackers, digital forensics experts have to keep up and find new ways to access and analyze data. (more...)
Computers and internet are the most common tools we use in our daily life. All the important and useful information are found in the computer and internet which can help everyone in any case. However, certain knowledge in this electronic field can also cause some people from becoming the victims of cyber crimes.
Cyber crime is also called computer crime, high tech crime or electronic crime. This type of crime is generally referred to the criminal activity which is caused by the computer or network. (more...)
Digital Forensics Specialists are required by today's world to determine the root cause of hackers' attacks, protect corporate image as well its assets and collect evidence for legal proceeding. In order to be a qualified digital forensics, you need to obtain a degree qualification in computer forensics or any degree related to computer science, criminal justice or engineering.
Besides academic qualification, in order to be a qualified and competent professional, attending training courses is compulsory. At the moment, due to the high demand for digital forensics experts, there are many courses, either online or offline, offered through colleges and universities. These schools offer the most structured and hands-on learning to educate the future investigators. (more...)
