| Computer Forensics is the process of investigating | | | | restore the data without any loss or change. |
| electronic devices or computer media for the | | | | Computer forensics got widespread attention during |
| purpose of discovering and analyzing available, | | | | the Enron scandal widely believed to be the biggest |
| deleted, or "hidden" information that may serve as | | | | computer forensics investigation ever. Nowadays |
| useful evidence in supporting both claims and | | | | Computer Forensics & Electronic discovery is |
| defenses of a legal matter as well as it can helpful | | | | becoming a standard part of litigation of all types, |
| when data have been accidentally deleted or lost due | | | | especially large litigations involving corporate matters |
| to hardware failure. | | | | in which there are large amounts of data. |
| However, this is a very old technique but now it has | | | | Computer forensics can be used to uncover a fraud, |
| been changed a lot because of technological | | | | unauthorized use of a computer, violation of |
| advances, modern tools and software's which makes | | | | company policies, inadequate record keeping |
| Computer Forensics much easier for Computer | | | | etc… by tracking e-mails, chat-history, files, |
| Forensic Experts to find & restore more evidence | | | | tapes, sites people browse or any other form of |
| data faster and with more accuracy. | | | | electronic communications. |
| Computer forensics has change the way digital | | | | Data security is one of the biggest issues that the |
| evidence is gathered & used as evidence of a crime | | | | corporate world is facing now by publishing |
| & it is done using advanced techniques and | | | | company's internet/policies & consequences for |
| technologies. A computer forensic expert uses these | | | | violations, signing of compliance documents by |
| techniques to discover evidence from an electronic | | | | employees. Businesses can initiate monitoring their |
| storage device for a possible crime. The data can be | | | | own computer systems to avoid legal consequences |
| from any kind of electronic device like Pen drives, | | | | in future. Making employees aware that monitoring |
| discs, tapes, handhelds, PDAs, memory stick, Emails, | | | | software and Computer forensics personnel are |
| logs, hidden or deleted files etc. | | | | available could prevent workers from wrong doing. |
| Most of us think that deleting a file or history will | | | | With the use of computers in everyday life and |
| remove it completely from the hard disk drive. In | | | | increasing amount of hi-tech crimes, Computer |
| realty, it only removes the file from the location but | | | | forensics is a growing niche in the litigation support |
| the actual file still remains on your computer. It is | | | | sector. Unlike many jobs in information technology |
| easier to track what has been done on your | | | | sector, chances are that computer forensics services |
| computer but difficult to say by whom though it is | | | | will not be outsourced to other country because of |
| possible to alter or delete the data completely from | | | | the confidentiality of the data business which will not |
| your storage device. It depends on computer | | | | allow it to travel just to save a little cash. |
| forensic expert's skills how well he can find and | | | | |