Log Files
October 29, 2016Attribution is a major goal and log files can record which account was used to access a system at a... View Article
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Data Recovery
October 29, 2016There are two main forms of data recovery in FAT and NTFS file systems: recovering deleted data from unallocated space... View Article
File Systems
October 29, 2016The simplest Windows file systems to understand are the FAT (file allocation table) file systems: FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32.... View Article
Digital Evidence on Windows Systems
October 29, 2016INTRODUCTION Powerful commercial forensic tools have been developed to facilitate the forensic examination of Windows systems. In addition to being... View Article
Applying Forensic Science to Computers
October 28, 2016Digital evidence examiners extract valuable bits from large masses of data and present them in ways that decision makers can... View Article
File Formats and Carving
October 28, 2016Many kinds of files have a distinctive structure that was designed by software developers or standards bodies, and that can... View Article
Cyberstalking
October 28, 2016Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, a group of... View Article
Conducting Digital Investigations
October 28, 2016PHYSICAL MODEL STAIRCASE MODEL The goal of any investigation is to uncover and present the truth. Digital investigations inevitably... View Article
Admissibility in Court
October 28, 2016Courts need to determine whether evidence is “safe” to put before a jury and will help provide a solid foundation... View Article
Duty of Experts
October 28, 2016INTRODUCTION In general terms, experts have a duty to present the objective, unbiased truth of the matter before the court.... View Article