From corporate theft to murder, computers often play a role in nefarious activity, requiring specialists with a mix of legal and technical expertise to gather evidence stored digitally. "If it's a ...

Computer science majors work as software developers, security analysts, and web developers. And all those top careers in computer science offer high demand and a strong earning potential. But what if ...

Computer forensics is the science of obtaining, preserving, documenting and presenting digital evidence, stored in the form of encoded information, from digital electronic storage devices such as ...

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 ...

The investigation of a computer system believed to be compromised by cybercrime. Also called "digital forensics," it is used to examine a computer that may harbor incriminating data in non-cybercrime ...

Digital forensics, sometimes called computer forensics, is the application of scientific investigatory techniques to digital crimes and attacks. It is a crucial aspect of law and business in the ...

Computer Forensics means examining computers for traces of data that might solve a problem – be it legal or work-related, or personal use. While the term computer forensics brings to mind an image of ...

From 19th century Scotland Yard to the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial, investigative forensic science has been an expanding field that is now at the forefront of criminology practices. "For a long time, ...

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 ...