Computer Forensics

. . . provides a coherent, systematic, and comprehensive analytical study of cybercrime, E-commerce, and Internet activities that could be used to exploit the Internet, the customers, and the various electronic devices employed by individuals, by government agencies, and by corporations . . . the ideal textbook for college level computer science and information technology courses, as well as non-special general readers with an interest in the subject. - In Midwest Book Review, August 2007 ... is intended to five computer users in the business, government, and education communities, a basic technical competency in computer forensics, which essentially involves the identification, retrieval, and protection of electronic evidence found on computers for litigation and prosecution. Topics addressed in the first section include investigation basics, policies, standards, laws, and legal processes; types of crimes and incidents involved in computer forensics; the computing environment ant types of evidence; and investigative tools, technical training, and forensic equipment. The second half of the text focuses on evidence collection and management and includes chapters on managing the crime/incident scene, investigating computer center incidents, computer systems disks and the file structures, the computer and electronic forensic lab, extracting computer and electronic evidence, e-mail and Internet investigations, mobile phone and PDA investigations, and court presentations and testimony. Where the topics are nation-specific (laws, regulations, and such), the material is geared towards a US readership. - In Book News Inc., June 2007