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Planning the Search and Seizure of investigation

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Planning the Search and Seizure of investigation in this investigators need to design a strategic process to conduct the search and seizure process after analyzing the crime scene. This will help them distribute tasks between the team members to complete the seizure and allow the team to use time and tools in a well-defined manner. Initial Search of the Scene Once the forensic team has arrived at the scene and unloaded their equipment, they will …

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Documenting the Electronic Crime Scene

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Documenting the Electronic Crime Scene is necessary to maintain a record of all the forensic investigation processes applied to identify, extract, analyze, and preserve the evidence. The details should include location of the crime, status of the system, connected network devices, storage media, smart phones, mobile phones, PDAs, Internet and network access, The document will help trace the serial numbers or other identifiers of the procured devices. Documenting also includes taking photographs, video, notes, and …

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Roles of First Responder in computer forensics

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Roles of First Responder in computer forensics in this article explain which of the first responder and there roles  responsibiliteies . Roles of First Responder A first responder plays an important role in the computer forensics process because he or she is the first person who arrives at the crime scene for initial investigation. The investigation process starts after collecting all the evidence from the crime scene. If the evidence collected by the first responder …

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Build the Investigation Team

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To Build the Investigation Team plays a major role in solving a case. The team is responsible for evaluating the crime, evidence, and criminals. Every team member should be assigned a few specific tasks (roles and responsibilities) that let the team analyze the incident easily. The guidelines for building the investigation team are as follows: Determine the person who has to respond to an incident so that a proper internal computer investigation can be performed …

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Physical Location and Structural Design Considerations of Computer Forensics Lab

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Physical Location and Structural Design Considerations in this article explain how to design & structure forensic lab and where should be physically located . Physical Location Needs of a Forensics Lab The physical location needs of a forensics lab are Site of the lab: The site should have at least two directions of entry to ensure that one can access the lab despite heavy traffic conditions, street maintenance work, or any unexpected site disruptions. Access …

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Setting Up a Computer Forensics Lab

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A Computer Forensics Lab (CFL) is a designated location for conducting computer-based investigation of the collected evidence in order to solve the case and find the culprit. The lab houses the instruments, software and hardware tools, suspect media, and the forensic workstations required to perform investigation of all types. Setting up a forensics lab includes: Planning and budgeting Before planning and evaluating the budget for the forensic investigation case, consider the following: Break down costs …

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Importance of Computer Forensics Process

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Importance of Computer Forensics Process in this article explain computer forensic process and three computer forensic investigation phases . The rapid increase in cybercrimes, ranging from theft of intellectual property to cyber terrorism along with litigations involving large organizations, has made computer forensics necessary. The process has also led to the development of various laws and standards that define cybercrimes, digital evidence, search and seizure, methodology, evidence recovery, and investigation process. The staggering financial losses …

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Computer Forensics Issues

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In this article explain 2 types of Computer Forensics Issues which are legal issues and privacy issues. Computer Forensics: Legal Issues Digital evidence is fragile in nature, which makes it susceptible to changes during the investigation process, thus rendering it inadmissible in a court of law. Handling and safeguarding digital evidence is a difficult task because it is volatile and incorrect handling can destroy it. Forensic investigators also face many challenges when preserving digital evidence. …

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Understanding Digital Evidence and It’s Types

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Understanding Digital Evidence in this digital devices utilized in cyberattacks and different security breaches store some knowledge regarding the session, like login user, time, sort of association, science addresses, etc., which may act as proof for prosecuting the assaulter. Digital proof includes all such data that’s either keep or transmitted in digital type and has important price, so serving to investigators notice the wrongdoer. Digital proof is present across computing devices, servers, routers etc. it’s …

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Life Cycle of forensics information in the system

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Forensics Information Life Cycle of forensics information in the system Forensics information in order to efficiently handle the numerous incidents that an organization may come across, it’s essential that the forensic issues be implemented into the existing system life cycle. A few such examples are as given below: • Maintaining a backup of the system on a regular basis• For securing centralized log servers, audit reports should be forwarded by auditing the workstations, servers, and …

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