Forensic computer science deals with the preservation and processing of computer evidence. Forensics is basically applying science to the evidentiary process. In the case of computer evidence, the ...

The rapid acceptance of computer technology by all segments of our society has created new and interesting challenges for law enforcement agencies and prosecuting attorneys. Computer evidence has ...

In previous articles, I’ve discussed log management and incident response in the age of compliance. It’s time to cover a separate topic that has connections to both log analysis and incident ...

Much of the U.S. government’s case in Criminal No. 01-455-A will be based on digital evidence found on the defendant’s computer hard drives. The case, better known as United States v. Zacarias ...

Criminals increasingly use computers as weapons to illegally access information or release worms and viruses to disrupt computer networks. Law enforcement agencies often must rely on criminal ...

James Christie’s devastating analysis of how the Law Commission misrepresented the work of engineers and computer scientists (myself included) to overturn the basic statutory requirement that evidence ...

It’s the hottest topic on prime time television, but crime scene investigation is increasingly more complex than what’s depicted in a glitzy one-hour drama. Information technology students at ...

A collaboration with 20 law enforcement officers from throughout Indiana Wednesday-Friday (8/11-13) is part of a new, federally-sponsored program designed to set national standards for computer ...

Together with seasoned digital lawyers such as emeritus professor Steve Saxby and barrister Stephen Mason, I and other experienced forensic expert witness ICT professionals have for many decades been ...

Kris Haworth is sitting around at the office, waiting for the day to end so her work can begin. When night falls, Haworth and several staff members plan to go to a client's office, where the chief ...

Martin K. Miller thought he was just letting off steam in 2002 when he typed his frustrations about his wife into a journal on his home computer. “I got it out of my system and forgot about it,” ...

PHOENIX — Attorneys for Jodi Arias filed a motion Monday to dismiss all charges against Arias, alleging prosecutorial misconduct. The motion says a computer-forensics expert hired by the defense ...