Ron Kramer, vice president and COO of Portland, Maine-based All Computer Solutions (ACS), is drawing on those varied skills to build a practice in computer forensics, a specialized niche of electronic ...

Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations. The tool was developed by ...

Computer Forensic Analysts use forensic tools and investigative methods to find specific electronic data, including Internet use history, word processing documents, images and other files. The field ...

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Computer Forensics. The television series CSI has given millions of viewers an appreciation of the role and importance of physical evidence in conducting criminal ...

Digital forensics, computer forensics, or whatever you want to call the investigation and analysis of computer systems and digital media, is a challenging field that requires deep knowledge of the ...

As people live more of their lives online, digital forensics has begun to take on a larger role in investigations and court cases. Much of the evidence in the Rutgers bullying and suicide case, for ...

The primary difference lies in the nature of the devices under investigation. On the one hand, mobile forensics focuses on portable devices like smartphones and tablets, known for their compact sizes ...

Many people ask me about what it was like working for law enforcement. More often than not, however, they are actually enquiring about how computer crime is truly investigated. Whether it’s questions ...

Analyzing forensics logs requires a unique approach. Here are the basics of what you need to know and the tools to use. The recent cybersecurity symposium that aimed to “prove” the 2020 US election ...

Digital forensics has continued to grow in importance as enterprises deal with increasing amounts of digital data and the possibility of cyber-attackers infiltrating their systems. Digital forensics ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Digital evidence plays a pivotal role in everything from ...