Digital Forensics or Computer Forensics?
In the past, computer forensic investigations have had PC and Laptop systems as their primary target for examination. Within the past years, the computer forensic field has been forced to broaden its scope, tools and investigative techniques in order to keep abreast of the personal technology being used by common citizens. Equipment such as Cell phones, PDA's, Blackberrys and GPS systems are used on a daily basis, and can contain vital information from sms test messages, emails, phone logs and previous GPS destination coordinates. Therefore the term Digital Forensics is becoming very popular as the computer forensic field expands and incorporates the digital analysis of new technological devices.
Work Cited: "Digital Forensics for Private Investigators". EzineArticles.com. 2009. 05 June 2009. http://ezinearticles.com/?Digital-Forensics-For-Private-Investigators&id=2062795.
In the past, computer forensic investigations have had PC and Laptop systems as their primary target for examination. Within the past years, the computer forensic field has been forced to broaden its scope, tools and investigative techniques in order to keep abreast of the personal technology being used by common citizens. Equipment such as Cell phones, PDA's, Blackberrys and GPS systems are used on a daily basis, and can contain vital information from sms test messages, emails, phone logs and previous GPS destination coordinates. Therefore the term Digital Forensics is becoming very popular as the computer forensic field expands and incorporates the digital analysis of new technological devices.
Work Cited: "Digital Forensics for Private Investigators". EzineArticles.com. 2009. 05 June 2009. http://ezinearticles.com/?Digital-Forensics-For-Private-Investigators&id=2062795.
In the world as it is today, computer forensics is more important then ever. So many people are caught and brought to jail for what is on their hard drive.
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Digital forensics has some scary ramifications. If the government is developing techniques or procedures to gain access to a suspected criminal’s digital devices for investigative purposes I’m sure they’ll do a good job of it. The article cited considers the subject from the perspective of private instigators. The Constitution provides certain privacy safeguards, but it doesn’t protect us from harm caused by someone accessing private information with bad intent. If you have a broadband device and applications to access their information exist, how practical are they?
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