Ron Kramer, vice president and COO of Portland, Maine-based All Computer Solutions (ACS), is drawing on those varied skills to build a practice in computer forensics, a specialized niche of electronic ...

Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations. The tool was developed by ...

Computer Forensic Analysts use forensic tools and investigative methods to find specific electronic data, including Internet use history, word processing documents, images and other files. The field ...

The primary difference lies in the nature of the devices under investigation. On the one hand, mobile forensics focuses on portable devices like smartphones and tablets, known for their compact sizes ...

As people live more of their lives online, digital forensics has begun to take on a larger role in investigations and court cases. Much of the evidence in the Rutgers bullying and suicide case, for ...

Listen to the Computerworld TechCast: Computer Forensics. The television series CSI has given millions of viewers an appreciation of the role and importance of physical evidence in conducting criminal ...

Many people ask me about what it was like working for law enforcement. More often than not, however, they are actually enquiring about how computer crime is truly investigated. Whether it’s questions ...

(LEX 18) — A computer forensics laboratory in Louisville has provided a helping hand on thousands of cases across Kentucky. LEX 18's Kayleigh Randle spoke with the FBI about the work being done there.

Digital forensics, computer forensics, or whatever you want to call the investigation and analysis of computer systems and digital media, is a challenging field that requires deep knowledge of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Digital evidence plays a pivotal role in everything from ...

Digital forensics has continued to grow in importance as enterprises deal with increasing amounts of digital data and the possibility of cyber-attackers infiltrating their systems. Digital forensics ...