Forensic Friday:
Computers
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| Computer Forensics |
According to www.searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition,
computer forensics is “the application of investigation and analysis techniques
to gather and preserve evidence from a particular computing device in a way
that is suitable for presentation in a court of law.” The goal is to examine
digital media in such a manner as to identify, preserve, recover, and analyze
the digital information to be able to present facts and opinions about the information.
Although most often associated with the
investigation of computer crime, computer forensics is also used during civil
cases. In addition to data recovery, forensics are used to create an audit
trail. In the early 1980s computers became more accessible to the public. As a
result, criminal activity increased with crimes such as hacking or the use of
computers to commit fraud. The by early 2000s, other crimes such as
pornography, espionage, and cyberstalking surfaced.
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| Dr. Conrad Murray |
The good news is that computer forensics has
helped solve numerous crimes. Two of the more famous cases are the BTK Killer
Dennis Rader. He sent letters to the police on a floppy disc. Metadata within
the documents led authorities to Rader’s arrest. Michael’s Jackson’s doctor,
Dr. Conrad Murray was convicted by digital evidence on his computer that
included medical documentation showing lethal amounts of the drug Propofol.
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