| Computer Forensics is the process of investigating | | | | change. |
| electronic devices or computer media for the purpose | | | | Computer forensics got widespread attention during |
| of discovering and analyzing available, deleted, or | | | | the Enron scandal widely believed to be the biggest |
| "hidden" information that may serve as | | | | computer forensics investigation ever. Nowadays |
| useful evidence in supporting both claims and defenses | | | | Computer Forensics & Electronic discovery is |
| of a legal matter as well as it can helpful when data | | | | becoming a standard part of litigation of all types, |
| have been accidentally deleted or lost due to | | | | especially large litigations involving corporate matters in |
| hardware failure. | | | | which there are large amounts of data. |
| However, this is a very old technique but now it has | | | | Computer forensics can be used to uncover a fraud, |
| been changed a lot because of technological | | | | unauthorized use of a computer, violation of company |
| advances, modern tools and software’s which | | | | policies, inadequate record keeping etc… by |
| makes Computer Forensics much easier for | | | | tracking e-mails, chat-history, files, tapes, sites people |
| Computer Forensic Experts to find & restore | | | | browse or any other form of electronic |
| more evidence/data faster and with more accuracy. | | | | communications. |
| Computer forensics has change the way digital | | | | Data security is one of the biggest issues that the |
| evidence is gathered & used as evidence of a | | | | corporate world is facing now by publishing |
| crime & it is done using advanced techniques and | | | | company’s internet/policies & |
| technologies. A computer forensic expert uses these | | | | consequences for violations, signing of compliance |
| techniques to discover evidence from an electronic | | | | documents by employees. Businesses can initiate |
| storage device for a possible crime. The data can be | | | | monitoring their own computer systems to avoid legal |
| from any kind of electronic device like Pen drives, | | | | consequences in future. Making employees aware that |
| discs, tapes, handhelds, PDAs, memory stick, Emails, | | | | monitoring software and Computer forensics |
| logs, hidden or deleted files etc. | | | | personnel are available could prevent workers from |
| Most of us think that deleting a file or history will | | | | wrong doing. |
| remove it completely from the hard disk drive. In realty, | | | | With the use of computers in everyday life and |
| it only removes the file from the location but the actual | | | | increasing amount of hi-tech crimes, Computer |
| file still remains on your computer. It is easier to track | | | | forensics is a growing niche in the litigation support |
| what has been done on your computer but difficult to | | | | sector. Unlike many jobs in information technology |
| say by whom though it is possible to alter or delete the | | | | sector, chances are that computer forensics services |
| data completely from your storage device. It depends | | | | will not be outsourced to other country because of the |
| on computer forensic expert’s skills how well he | | | | confidentiality of the data business which will not allow |
| can find and restore the data without any loss or | | | | it to travel just to save a little cash. |