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Description of Digital Evidence and Computer Crime

"Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, Third Edition" provides the knowledge necessary to uncover and use digital evidence effectively in any kind of investigation. The bestselling first and second editions introduced thousands of readers to this field and helped them deal with digital evidence. This edition expands on the original to develop the skills of the existing reader-base while providing the introductory materials that new readers require - teaching them how computer networks function, how they can be involved in crimes and how they can be used as a source of evidence. Additionally, this third edition includes updated chapters dedicated to networked Windows, Unix, and Macintosh computers, and Personal Digital Assistants. It provides a thorough explanation of how computers & networks function, how they can be involved in crimes, and how they can be used as evidence. It features coverage of the abuse of computer networks and privacy and security issues on computer networks. It offers free unlimited access to author's Web site which includes numerous and frequently updated case examples.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780123742681

Pages:

688 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

506707

Publisher:

Academic Press Inc

Published:

01/01/1970

Edition:

3rd Revised edition

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About Eoghan Casey

Eoghan Casey is founding partner of cmdLabs, author of the foundational book Digital Evidence and Computer Crime, and coauthor of Malware Forensics. For over a decade, he has dedicated himself to advancing the practice of incident handling and digital forensics. He helps client organizations handle security breaches and analyzes digital evidence in a wide range of investigations, including network intrusions with international scope. He has testified in civil and criminal cases, and has submitted expert reports and prepared trial exhibits for computer forensic and cyber-crime cases. Eoghan has performed thousands of forensic acquisitions and examinations, including Windows and UNIX systems, Enterprise servers, smart phones, cell phones, network logs, backup tapes, and database systems. He has performed vulnerability assessments, deployed and maintained intrusion detection systems, firewalls and public key infrastructures, and developed policies, procedures, and educational programs for a variety of organizations. In addition, he conducts research and teaches graduate students at Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, is editor of the Handbook of Digital Forensics and Investigation, and is Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's International Journal of Digital Investigation.