Cybercrime: History, Laws, and Global Prevention
As little as ten years ago, few people could have conceived of the Internet and its capabilities, let alone know how to illegally take advantage of this new communication vehicle. Yet today millions of people use the…
Digital Forensics: Collecting and Examining Electronic Evidence
This paper discusses the process of collecting and examining computer related data on a forensic level. With new advances in technology, there are new opportunities for criminals to commit crimes online and through hacking into computer systems. These crimes committed are often very complex, and take special techniques in order to collect enough evidence to suggest a suspect or even the presence of a crime itself. The paper then goes on to discuss the sensitivity of electronic evidence and the process of collecting, documenting, examining, and packaging anything found in a scan of electronic devices by forensic investigators.