2008 is a special year for the digital security community. Twenty years have passed since the Morris Worm brought computer security to the attention of the wider public, followed by the formation of ...

Understanding the legal and technical aspects of computer forensics will help you capture vital information if your network is compromised and will help you prosecute the case if the intruder is ...

As an IT professional and working network administrator, you may find yourself called upon to testify as a victim or a witness (i.e., a representative of a company whose network is victimized) in a ...

Much of the U.S. government’s case in Criminal No. 01-455-A will be based on digital evidence found on the defendant’s computer hard drives. The case, better known as United States v. Zacarias ...

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq -- Shaded by an awning from the scorching afternoon sun, the first class of seasoned Iraqi police officers graduated from a 40-hour course on basic forensics offered by the new ...

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 ...

The investigation of a computer system believed to be compromised by cybercrime. Also called "digital forensics," it is used to examine a computer that may harbor incriminating data in non-cybercrime ...