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Digital crime and forensic science in cyberspace
Title:
Digital crime and forensic science in cyberspace
Author:
Kanellis, Panagiotis, 1967-
ISBN:
9781591408741
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2006.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (xvii, 357 p. : ill.) : digital files.
Contents:
An overview of electronic attacks -- Malware: an evolving threat -- Computer and network forensics -- Digital forensics tools: the next generation -- Validation of digital forensics tools -- Log correlation: tools and techniques -- Tracing cyber crimes with a privacy-enabled forensic profiling system -- ASKARI: a crime text mining approach -- Basic steganalysis techniques for the digital media forensics examiner -- Incident preparedness and response: developing a security policy -- The relationship between digital forensics, corporate governance, IT governance and IS governance -- Law, cyber crime and digital forensics: trailing digital suspects -- Forensic computing: the problem of developing a multidisciplinary university course -- Training the cyber investigator -- Digital "evidence" is often evidence of nothing.
Abstract:
Digital forensics is the science of collecting evidence often used in a court of law to prosecute those who engage in digital activities that are deemed unlawful. This book puts together contributions from leading experts in digital forensics and associated fields, making information on this new and complex subject available in one source of reference that addresses its multifaceted nature. The chapters in this book depict the nature of the crime and the motives of the criminals before proceeding to analyze the type of attacks one must understand in order to be prepared. It also covers incident preparedness and the tools that are available to the digital investigator, as well as issues that pertain to the education and skills that this new professional must be able to display.
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