The Crime Of Computer Forensics

Digital forensics has always been known across technologists and law enforcement as the art of hacking into a computer and retrieving important information. Information that holds the key to important crimes and issues surrounding criminal activity. More importantly, digital forensics has the ability to make the non-believer surrounding a criminal case into a swift prosecutor ready to use his or her fullest extent of the law; regarding the sensitive data that comes out of that powerful piece of machinery as we know today as technology. Digital forensic scientists have begun to venture into the world of cloud computing and its familiar components. Components such as remote servers, web browsers, and web based media devices that are connected to the cloud.

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What potential sources of digital evidence do you find at a crime scene? First of all, what is digital evidence? Digital evidence is any information or data of value to an investigation that is stored on, received by, or transmitted by an electronic device. Also, Digital evidence or electronic evidence is any probative information stored or transmitted in digital form that a party to a court case may use at trial. Text messages, emails, pictures and videos, and internet searches are some of the most common types of digital evidence. Most criminals now leave a digital trail;

* Receive the equipment from the Seattle Police Department with the chain of custody form

Many agencies use various databases to find information on crimes and suspects. They are criticle in forensic investigations. Three major ones are NIBIN, IAFIS, and CODIS.

Competency means mastery, the state in which an individual or organization can provide services in accordance with the law, rules of ethics, and the expectations of all stakeholders. The value of competency can actually be quantified, as organizations seek to measure the effects of their failures via cost accounting (Brett, n.d.). In law enforcement, we cannot put a price on professional competency. Human lives are at stake, as is the credibility and efficiency of the entire criminal justice system. The value of competency therefore cannot be estimated and must be continually re-evaluated and assessed. As a Detective working in the field of Forensic Identification, I must always be aware of the core competencies of my profession and ensure that I am fulfilling those core competencies every day.

Hello everyone, my name is Brett Dahmer. I am seeking a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology-Computer Networking option and my minor is Computer Forensics. Currently, I am unsure as to my expected graduation date due to working fulling time and only have the ability to take a few courses during any given semester. As for pets, I have one dog (she is about 10 pounds) and a cat (he is about 15-20 pounds). In regards to hobbies, I enjoy watching television and playing chess.

Having digital forensic capabilities is very important in this era we are in. At our company, we have an in house forensics team that consists of a senior forensic investigator, project manager, computer forensic examiner, legal counsel, IT specialist, and three lab assistants.

When I have to investigate a business computer for an investigation I cannot just walk into the location and say let me see your computer I want to check your instant message communications. That is not how things are done. Every forensic investigator has to follow protocol to maintain the integrity of their evidence, chain of command and most of all not to violate or invade one’s privacy according to the Fourth Amendment of Search and Seizure.

According to Schmalleger (2011), identity theft is defined as misusing another person’s personal information for personal gain (p. 382). This can involve a person opening credit cards or accounts in another person’s name (Schmalleger, 2011, p. 382). Considering the nature of identity theft crimes, investigators must rely on electronic crime scenes (Lushbaugh & Weston, 2012, p. 248). Therefore, investigators must know how to initiate, conduct and execute an identity theft investigation. This essay will provide a mock case and electronic crime scene, including the steps a cybercrime investigator would take to obtain necessary background information of the victim and offender, as well as the types of evidence acquired from the investigation.

I suppose one thing that goes along with graduating high school is constantly being asked where you are going to college and what degree you are planning to get. Every time I answer this question with Forensic Chemistry, a few questions will inevitably follow it such as: “Wow so you must be one of those crazy/ smart people?” or “Okay, so you must watch those CSI shows?” Well too answer those questions, no, I would not consider myself to be the smartest person in my class and no, I have never seen CSI or NCIS and yes, obviously I know that those shows are not even close to an accurate portrayal. When people ask me why I chose Forensic Science I love to freak them out, so I always say that I took a Buzzfeed Quiz that said I should be one, for the record that is only partially a lie, because I do always get some kind of scientist when I take those “incredibly accurate” career quizzes. Honestly I think I only get that result every time is because whenever it gives me options about what my dream workspace would be, for some reason I always click on the picture with a microscope in the background.

I chose to write my critique over an article which explains how physicists can use their science to help figure out what really happened in certain forensic cases such as faulty products or murder trials. Within this article it is explained exactly how we can use science to distinguish what really happened such as whether or not something was a suicide or a murder, whether or not a car was actually speeding, or even just to double check a witness testimony. While some courts do not take seriously the testimonies of physicists it is important for the scientific community to acknowledge them and the different ways that they can use their trade.

It's almost impossible to find an online crime that can't benefit from computer forensics services. Any information that is passed along through computers, fax machines or cell phones, to name a few, can be accessed, analyzed and reported on by a computer forensics expert.

When the investigators arrive on scene they immediately photograph the markers that were already placed by arriving officer showing shell casings. They pay close attention to the position of the victim’s body as well as the blood on his buttocks. Having to wait on the coroner to arrive to move the body they continue with using a scanner to document the scene in order to reference back to it at a later time. One investigator stays outside while one goes inside to the victim’s room and finds a letter from a friends that states love Rob and according to the grandmother that is the victim’s friend. The outside investigator goes through the victim’s vehicle and notices some gold 13w pumps women’s shoes which suggest he may have an alternative

In this paper, mainly two ideas to secure the information in audit logs have been defined. One of the first approaches is to secure only the audit files from attacker, such that, even if the machine is compromised, the attacker will obtain no or very little knowledge from the current log files and is not able to plant false information in the log file itself. The second approach is more concerned with the securing the Log server itself by using encryption as well as dynamic IP techniques. Both the methods have been defined in detail below.