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Digital Forensics Emergence

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Forensics: The Emergence of the Electronic Crime Scene
Joshua Foster
American Military University
ISSC340 B005
Alan Bowen
October 28, 2014 Background
Improvements in technology have demonstrated that with relative ease nefarious individuals can acquire various types of information with the use of computers, cellphones, tablets, databases and the internet. This information can be used for a large array of deeds, illegal activity being a major one. In an effort to combat this emerging type of crime, the Department of Justice, local law enforcement agencies, banks, retail stores, and investment firms are integrating computer forensics into their organizations. These crimes range from network security breaches at companies like Target and Home Depot to child pornography, the common thread is that the implicating evidence was found on an electronic media device.
Supportive investigation procedures and protocols should be in place in order to show that the incriminating evidence was on the electronic media. Crime has changed since the dawning of the computer age and the need for digital forensics is growing rapidly. Digital forensics has various areas based on different standards and media types, each with experts. There have been major breakthroughs in digital forensics …show more content…

To do this they will likely have to go with tools from the corporate world. In doing so they should go with companies that are evaluated by organizations like SEARCH and HTCIA, so that standards are maintained across the board. Digital forensics toes the line between keeping people safe and overstepping civil liberties. Courts and legislators have thus far attempted to protect civilians while allowing law enforcement agencies and corporations to conduct investigations in conjunction with perceived crimes. Digital Forensics is a rapidly growing technology and will continue to evolve as consumer technology

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